54451 Medford, WI is a vibrant community with a strong sense of civic engagement. Located in Taylor County, the city has an active local government that works to meet the needs of its citizens. Through the efforts of local politicians, residents are encouraged to take part in town meetings and other public forums to discuss important issues. Some of the more recent topics include economic development, education reform, and environmental protection. The city is also home to several well-known local political candidates who have been active in advocating for their constituents’ interests. These leaders strive to improve the quality of life for all members of the community and work hard to ensure that 54451 Medford remains a better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 54451 (Medford, WI) is very conservative.
Taylor County, WI is very conservative. In Taylor County, WI 25.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Taylor county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.7% to 25.2%.
Taylor county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54451 (Medford, WI) is very conservative.
Medford, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Taylor County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Medford, 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 54451 (Medford)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 262 contributions totaling $11,383 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $43 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $11,927 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $153 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)