The politics in 53079 Saint Cloud, WI are mainly centered around local government issues. The city is served by its own mayor and city council, who are responsible for setting the policy direction and overseeing the management of municipal services. The local economy is driven by a mix of manufacturing, healthcare, retail and hospitality industries. There have been some recent efforts to increase the number of sustainable businesses in the region as well as efforts to attract more visitors to the area. Additionally, there are a number of initiatives aimed at improving public transportation options within the city. In terms of political representation in the area, St. Cloud is part of Wisconsin's 8th Congressional District and is represented by U.S. Rep Mike Gallagher (R). This district also contains parts of Outagamie County, Winnebago County and Brown County.
The political climate in Zip 53079 (Saint Cloud, WI) is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac County, WI is strongly conservative. In Fond du Lac County, WI 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fond du Lac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.0%.
Fond du Lac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53079 (Saint Cloud, WI) is strongly conservative.
Saint Cloud, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac Metro Area is strongly 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.
Saint Cloud, 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 53079 (Saint Cloud)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $5,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)