Mason, WI is a small town located in 54856 and is home to just under 11,000 people. The local politics here are mainly focused on issues affecting the community such as infrastructure, education, and economic development. Every two years, Mason residents have the opportunity to elect representatives to serve on the Town Council who make decisions regarding these matters. Recent elections have seen candidates from both major parties vying for the positions of Mayor, Town Board Members, and various other positions. Candidates focus heavily on addressing issues that are important to citizens of the town such as public safety, job growth and environmental stewardship. There has been an increased emphasis on creating a more inclusive society with greater access to resources and amenities for all Mason residents regardless of background or economic status. With each election cycle in Mason, there is an opportunity for citizens to have their voices heard in deciding how their town should move forward.
The political climate in Zip 54856 (Mason, WI) is leaning conservative.
Bayfield County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Bayfield County, WI 56.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 42.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Bayfield county remained strongly Democratic, 56.5% to 42.4%.
Bayfield county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54856 (Mason, WI) is leaning conservative.
Mason, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Bayfield County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
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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.
Mason, Wisconsin: D D D D d D
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 54856 (Mason)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $4,714 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,395 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)