Nelson, WI is located in the state of Wisconsin and is a small town with a population of around 1,000 citizens. The political landscape in Nelson, WI is one that draws attention to local issues and encourages civic engagement. In recent years, there have been many initiatives to increase voter turnout within the community. Local politicians have focused on creating more jobs and bringing business opportunities to the area. The current mayor of Nelson is Jane Smith, who has worked to make sure that all voices in the community are heard when it comes to political issues. From local school initiatives to advocating for infrastructure improvements, Jane Smith has been an active voice in the politics of Nelson. There are also several other candidates running for office in the upcoming election cycle; each candidate brings their own perspective and goals for improving the town. All these candidates are working hard to ensure that Nelson’s residents have access to resources that will improve their quality of life and create lasting change for the future generations of this small town.
The political climate in Zip 54756 (Nelson, WI) is strongly conservative.
Buffalo County, WI is strongly conservative. In Buffalo County, WI 36.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Buffalo county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.6%.
Buffalo county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54756 (Nelson, WI) is strongly conservative.
Nelson, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Buffalo 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.
Nelson, Wisconsin: d d 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 54756 (Nelson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $10,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $221 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)