The politics of 54159 Porterfield, WI are largely influenced by the state and national political landscape. In terms of state politics, Wisconsin is a traditionally blue state, meaning that the Democrats typically have a strong presence in the government. At the federal level, Wisconsin is represented by 8 congressional representatives and both of its senators are currently Democrats.
At the local level in 54159 Porterfield, WI there is no one specific person in office responsible for representing the area’s political interests. Instead, residents rely on their nearby representatives in Madison and Washington to ensure their voices are heard. This often takes form through town hall meetings or letters sent directly to their state or national representatives. It is important for individuals living in 54159 Porterfield, WI to stay up to date on current issues so that they can effectively engage with their representatives when needed.
The political climate in Zip 54159 (Porterfield, WI) is very conservative.
Marinette County, WI is very conservative. In Marinette County, WI 32.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marinette county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.6% to 32.1%.
Marinette county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54159 (Porterfield, WI) is very conservative.
Porterfield, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Marinette County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Marinette Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Porterfield, Wisconsin: r r 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 54159 (Porterfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,149 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)