The politics of 54701 Eau Claire, WI are shaped by the city’s population of about 67,874 people. The city is divided into four wards, with each ward responsible for electing a single representative to the City Council. This council is responsible for setting the policy for issues such as taxation, public works, and municipal services. It also adopts laws that govern how city residents must conduct themselves and their businesses. The City Council also serves as a bridge between the community and state and federal governments. It is in this capacity that local political candidates can influence government policy on behalf of their constituency. Elections are held annually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in April to choose representatives to serve two-year terms on the City Council. In addition to local elections, Eau Claire citizens participate in state and national elections every year to ensure their voices are heard in government decision-making.
The political climate in Zip 54701 (Eau Claire, WI) is leaning liberal.
Eau Claire County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Eau Claire County, WI 54.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Eau Claire county remained strongly Democratic, 54.3% to 43.5%.
Eau Claire county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54701 (Eau Claire, WI) is leaning liberal.
Eau Claire, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Eau Claire County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Eau Claire Metro Area is leaning 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.
Eau Claire, 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 54701 (Eau Claire)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,694 contributions totaling $442,099 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 696 contributions totaling $101,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)