54521 Eagle River, WI is a small town located in Vilas County in northern Wisconsin. Politics in the area are largely conservative, with both local and state representatives usually being members of the Republican party. The current mayor of Eagle River is Brad Ellis, who was elected to his third term in 2020. Additionally, many of the citizens of Eagle River are passionate advocates for Second Amendment rights, and they often argue for stronger gun laws that uphold their right to bear arms. There are also active political organizations within the city limits such as Friends of 54521 and Citizens for Responsible Government that organize events to promote political dialogue and encourage civic engagement. The politics in 54521 Eagle River, WI are largely focused on protecting values such as individual liberty and personal responsibility.
The political climate in Zip 54521 (Eagle River, WI) is moderately conservative.
Vilas County, WI is moderately conservative. In Vilas County, WI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vilas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 38.4%.
Vilas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54521 (Eagle River, WI) is moderately conservative.
Eagle River, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Vilas County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Eagle River, Wisconsin: R R r 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 54521 (Eagle River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 276 contributions totaling $19,393 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 159 contributions totaling $29,523 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)