Hudson, Wisconsin is a small town in the St. Croix County of western Wisconsin. It is a historically republican-leaning area and has seen an uptick in political engagement in recent years. The city has had several local initiatives to increase civic engagement, such as hosting forums and debates for political candidates running for office. The most prominent recent election was in 2020, when several hotly contested races took place at the county and state levels. Though Republicans generally have an advantage in the area, there is evidence that the Democratic party may be gaining ground there due to its more progressive platform and outreach efforts. The city of Hudson also has many community organizations which are actively involved in issues such as environmental protection, public safety, economic development and education. While these organizations do not typically involve themselves directly with political matters, they serve to provide a strong foundation upon which citizens can make informed decisions on how best to engage politically with their local government.
The political climate in Zip 54016 (Hudson, WI) is somewhat 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 54016 (Hudson, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Hudson, Wisconsin is somewhat 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.
Hudson, 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 54016 (Hudson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,867 contributions totaling $204,930 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 710 contributions totaling $249,517 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $351 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)