Downing, WI is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The local politics in 54734 Downing, WI are determined by the members of the city council and mayor who are elected by the local citizens. All six members of the city council as well as the mayor are elected to serve 2-year terms. The mayor is responsible for representing the town in all political matters and making decisions on behalf of the citizens. The elected body works together to set policies and regulations that benefit the community as a whole while remaining mindful of individual rights and freedoms. Local politics in 54734 Downing, WI focuses on topics such as taxation, public safety, infrastructure development, education reform, and maintaining a sound economic environment for businesses. This allows for a more democratic approach to government where citizens can voice their opinions on issues that affect their lives directly.
The political climate in Zip 54734 (Downing, WI) is moderately conservative.
Dunn County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Dunn County, WI 42.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dunn county remained strongly Republican, 56.0% to 42.1%.
Dunn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54734 (Downing, WI) is moderately conservative.
Downing, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Dunn County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Menomonie Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Downing, 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 54734 (Downing)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 114 contributions totaling $8,835 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)