Stevens Point, WI (54482) is a small town located in the central part of Wisconsin. It is best known for its vibrant cultural and outdoor attractions that bring visitors from around the state and beyond. Politically, Stevens Point has been steadily leaning toward the Democratic Party in recent years. In 2020, local elections saw multiple Democratic candidates earning strong victories across a number of positions including Mayor, City Council President, and County Board Chairperson. Despite this trend, many residents still identify as independent voters or support both sides of the political aisle depending on their personal beliefs. Overall, Stevens Point is an open-minded community that strives to promote fairness and balance among its citizens - regardless of their political perspective.
The political climate in Zip 54482 (Stevens Point, WI) is leaning conservative.
Portage County, WI is leaning liberal. In Portage County, WI 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Portage county remained Democratic, 50.3% to 47.5%.
Portage county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54482 (Stevens Point, WI) is leaning conservative.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Portage County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Stevens Point Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Stevens Point, Wisconsin: D D D D d d
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 54482 (Stevens Point)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 679 contributions totaling $40,355 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $44,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)