The politics in 54082 Houlton, WI are shaped by the local government. This small community is a part of St. Croix County and is largely governed by this county’s laws and regulations. The city relies on a strong mayor-council form of government, with the mayor acting as the chief executive officer and the council responsible for making laws concerning the city. The mayor is elected from among a pool of candidates, while the council consists of seven members who are elected by voters in their respective wards. Additionally, St. Croix County has its own board of supervisors who carry out administrative duties related to running county operations. Together, these representatives make up the political body that keeps Houlton running smoothly.
The political climate in Zip 54082 (Houlton, WI) is moderately conservative.
St. Croix County, WI is somewhat conservative. In St. Croix County, WI 40.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Croix county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.9%.
St. Croix county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54082 (Houlton, WI) is moderately conservative.
Houlton, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
St. Croix County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Houlton, 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 54082 (Houlton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 88 contributions totaling $5,821 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $9,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $411 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)