The politics in 54611 Alma Center, WI are largely influenced by the local government. The city is managed by a mayor who is elected to a four-year term. This position is responsible for making sure that the citizens of 54611 Alma Center, WI have basic services and are satisfied with their quality of life. The mayor works in conjunction with the Board of Aldermen, which consists of five members who are also voted into office every four years. Together, these officials form the decision-making body for the city and are responsible for determining ordinances and budgets that affect all citizens. This includes decisions on taxes, infrastructure projects, zoning laws, public safety programs, and other areas of governance. Additionally, there are frequent elections for state representatives and senators to make sure that Alma Center’s voice is heard in Wisconsin’s legislature. All citizens have the opportunity to be politically engaged and participate in local politics so that their needs can be addressed effectively.
The political climate in Zip 54611 (Alma Center, WI) is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Jackson County, WI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained very strongly Republican, 56.9% to 41.8%.
Jackson county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54611 (Alma Center, WI) is moderately conservative.
Alma Center, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Jackson County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
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Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Alma Center, Wisconsin: d d D D R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D for the Democrat and I for the Independent. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in zip 54611 (Alma Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $7,945 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $234 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)