Superior, Wisconsin is a vibrant city located in Douglas County. It is home to over 27,000 people and is the state's largest city on Lake Superior. The city has a strong political presence due to its population size and has held several local elections for mayor and other positions in recent years. The current mayor of Superior is Bruce Hagen, who was re-elected in 2018 with nearly 70% of the vote. He has been praised for his commitment to the city's infrastructure and development projects, as well as his dedication to making Superior more economically sustainable. Additionally, the City Council consists of fifteen members who are all responsible for different aspects of the city including public safety, health care, transportation, and economic development. They also pass laws and regulations that are intended to better serve their constituents. With such an active political scene in Superior, residents can expect a high level of engagement from their representatives to ensure their interests are addressed.
The political climate in Zip 54880 (Superior, WI) is leaning liberal.
Douglas County, WI is somewhat liberal. In Douglas County, WI 53.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained moderately Democratic, 53.6% to 44.3%.
Douglas county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54880 (Superior, WI) is leaning liberal.
Superior, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
Douglas County, Wisconsin is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Superior, 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 54880 (Superior)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,076 contributions totaling $62,352 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $34,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)