The small community of Saint Germain, WI (ZIP code 54558) is a close-knit area that values its local politics. Local elections are often hotly contested as citizens take pride in the changes they can make to their own community. Issues such as taxes, education, infrastructure, public safety and more play important roles in the debates leading up to local election days. Though the population of Saint Germain isn't large, voter turnout is consistently high as residents take the opportunity to make their voices heard. Political candidates engage directly with the community through debates and one-on-one conversations in order to understand citizens' needs and how to best address them. This direct access has led to a strong bond between political leaders and citizens alike, allowing for efficient collaboration and long-lasting solutions that truly benefit the community of Saint Germain.
The political climate in Zip 54558 (Saint Germain, WI) is moderately conservative.
Vilas County, WI is moderately conservative. In Vilas County, WI 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Vilas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.3% to 38.4%.
Vilas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54558 (Saint Germain, WI) is moderately conservative.
Saint Germain, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Vilas 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.
Saint Germain, 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 54558 (Saint Germain)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,349 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $10,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $260 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)