Iola, Wisconsin is a small town located in Waupaca County with a population of approximately 537 people. It is a rural community, known for its friendly residents and close-knit community spirit. Politically, Iola proudly embraces its conservative roots and upholds the values of the Republican Party. The most recent elections saw the election of local Republican State Assembly Representative Michael Kaplinger, who won nearly 57% of the vote over his Democratic opponent. Other current officials include Waupaca County District Attorney John Minder and Waupaca County Clerk of Courts Shannon Handy. Residents have also taken action to express their support for President Donald Trump, holding rallies and supporting his policies in various ways throughout his presidency. Iola is an outspoken example of how politics can remain a powerful part of small-town life even in the midst of rural America's changing landscape.
The political climate in Zip 54945 (Iola, WI) is strongly conservative.
Waupaca County, WI is strongly conservative. In Waupaca County, WI 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waupaca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.3%.
Waupaca county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54945 (Iola, WI) is strongly conservative.
Iola, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Waupaca 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.
Iola, 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 54945 (Iola)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 44 contributions totaling $2,905 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)