Politics in 54414 Birnamwood, WI are dominated by the Republican Party. Local elections are typically contested between Republicans and Democrats, although independents have been known to run. The most current mayor of Birnamwood is Mayor William Warcholik, who was elected in 2019. He campaigned on a platform of fiscal responsibility and economic development. His goal is to create new jobs and bring new businesses to the area while maintaining a balanced budget. The City Council is comprised of 7 members, all of whom are from different backgrounds and represent different parts of the city. Together they work to make sure that the needs of Birnamwood citizens are met in a timely manner.
The political climate in Zip 54414 (Birnamwood, WI) is very conservative.
Shawano County, WI is very conservative. In Shawano County, WI 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawano county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.5%.
Shawano county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54414 (Birnamwood, WI) is very conservative.
Birnamwood, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Shawano County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Shawano Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Birnamwood, 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 54414 (Birnamwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $25,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $966 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $4,623 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)