Grantsburg, Wisconsin is a small rural town located in northwest Wisconsin. It has a close-knit community with many hardworking citizens and a strong sense of pride in their town. Despite its small population of 1,431 people as of 2019, Grantsburg is home to many active political discussions. Residents have long been involved in local politics and are passionate about having their voices heard on important matters facing the community. Elections for mayor and the city council take place every two years, giving the citizens of Grantsburg an opportunity to shape the future of their town through voting for the candidates that best represent their interests. There are also local committees and organizations that work to bring positive change to the town, such as improving public safety or increasing access to recreational activities. With all these factors combined, it's easy to see why Grantsburg's political scene is vibrant and engaging.
The political climate in Zip 54840 (Grantsburg, WI) is strongly conservative.
Burnett County, WI is strongly conservative. In Burnett County, WI 35.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Burnett county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.7% to 35.2%.
Burnett county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54840 (Grantsburg, WI) is strongly conservative.
Grantsburg, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Burnett County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Grantsburg, 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 54840 (Grantsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 215 contributions totaling $15,441 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $8,980 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)