Elcho, WI is a small rural town located in Forest County. The politics of Elcho are largely influenced by the residents' desire to maintain the stability and economic growth of their community. As such, the local government focuses on implementing policies that will foster job creation and economic development. Additionally, they have implemented numerous regulations and initiatives that promote environmental sustainability, public safety, and education. Currently, there are no local political candidates running for office in Elcho. However, the residents are actively engaged in local politics by participating in town hall meetings and engaging with their elected officials to ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 54428 (Elcho, WI) is strongly conservative.
Langlade County, WI is very conservative. In Langlade County, WI 33.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Langlade county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.7% to 33.2%.
Langlade county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54428 (Elcho, WI) is strongly conservative.
Elcho, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Langlade 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.
Elcho, 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 54428 (Elcho)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $220 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)