The small town of Conrath, WI (zip code 54731) is home to a population of about 400 people. This rural community is located in Rusk County and is governed by the Rusk County Board of Supervisors. The Board of Supervisors has three members who are elected by registered voters from the county. Each member represents a different district, including one that covers Conrath. Local political issues that are important to Conrath residents include sustainable economic development for the area, environmental conservation, and adequate funding for public school systems in the county. In addition to local elections, Conrath residents also participate in state and national elections as well as any special elections that may arise related to specific initiatives or bond issues.
The political climate in Zip 54731 (Conrath, WI) is very conservative.
Rusk County, WI is very conservative. In Rusk County, WI 31.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rusk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.7% to 31.9%.
Rusk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54731 (Conrath, WI) is very conservative.
Conrath, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Rusk County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Conrath, 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 54731 (Conrath)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)