54423 Custer, WI is a small rural town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The town is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of pride in their hometown. Although the town does not have many political candidates running for local office, there are a few members of the community that take part in local politics by running for school board or city council positions. The majority of voters in 54423 Custer, WI are registered as independent and tend to be more conservative-leaning when it comes to local politics. Local elections are generally low turnout events with most citizens abstaining from voting due to lack of interest or unfamiliarity with the candidates. However, those who do participate in the local election process make sure to cast their vote on important matters that impact their hometown.
The political climate in Zip 54423 (Custer, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Portage County, WI is leaning liberal. In Portage County, WI 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained Democratic, 50.3% to 47.5%.
Portage county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54423 (Custer, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Custer, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Portage County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Stevens Point Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Custer, Wisconsin: D D D D d d
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 54423 (Custer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $11,357 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $19,145 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $336 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)