54547 Mercer, WI is a small town located in the far northern part of Wisconsin. It has a rich history and vibrant community that is very involved with politics on both local and statewide levels. Every election cycle, local residents come out in full force to make their voices heard in the polls. This year, the town will be electing a mayor, two city council members, four school board members, and three county supervisors. The candidates come from all walks of life and represent a diverse range of political views. The campaigns leading up to the election have been filled with rigorous debates about important issues such as education reform, public safety initiatives, economic development plans, and environmental protection efforts. No matter who ultimately wins each seat at the polls this November, one thing is certain: Mercer residents are passionate about making sure their government works for them - and they take their civic duty seriously!
The political climate in Zip 54547 (Mercer, WI) is moderately conservative.
Iron County, WI is moderately conservative. In Iron County, WI 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Iron county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.8% to 38.2%.
Iron county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2004 and 2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54547 (Mercer, WI) is moderately conservative.
Mercer, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Iron County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Mercer, Wisconsin: r d 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 54547 (Mercer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 41 contributions totaling $5,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $6,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)