Barron, WI is a small city with a population of around 2300 people located in Northwestern Wisconsin. The political landscape in Barron, WI is shaped by the local government which consists of the mayor, council members, and other boards and committees. The current mayor is Brad Jago who was re-elected for his fourth term in 2020. He has been an advocate for increased investment in infrastructure projects and economic development initiatives to help improve the quality of life for residents. Local elections are held every two years and election season is often characterized by lively debates over how best to serve the city's interests. The major issues that typically come up include taxation, public safety, housing affordability, and environmental protection. Residents actively engage in shaping the political future of Barron through their participation in municipal elections.
The political climate in Zip 54812 (Barron, WI) is moderately conservative.
Barron County, WI is strongly conservative. In Barron County, WI 36.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Barron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 36.3%.
Barron county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54812 (Barron, WI) is moderately conservative.
Barron, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Barron County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Barron, Wisconsin: r r d r 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 54812 (Barron)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $1,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $6,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)