54541 Laona, WI is an area with a rich history and political culture. Located in Forest County, the area has traditionally voted for candidates from both major parties. Local politics can be seen in the city council meetings, school boards, and most recently the county commission decisions. There have been several notable political figures who have represented Laona in various capacities over the years such as Bill Schulz, a former mayor of Laona; Jeff Johnson, an ex-county commissioner; and Beth O’Connor, a former state representative. All three of these individuals have made significant contributions to Laona's political landscape and continue to influence local politics today. With an increasing population and changing demographics,, it will be interesting to see how current representatives work alongside new voices to shape the future of 54541 Laona, WI's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 54541 (Laona, WI) is strongly conservative.
Forest County, WI is strongly conservative. In Forest County, WI 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forest county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 34.1%.
Forest county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54541 (Laona, WI) is strongly conservative.
Laona, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Forest 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.
Laona, Wisconsin: r r D d 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 54541 (Laona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,250 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $375 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $13,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $226 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)