The city of Wausau, WI is located in Marathon county and has a population of 39,106 according to the 2019 U.S census. In terms of local politics, the mayor of Wausau is Katie Rosenberg who was re-elected in April 2019 for her second term. The City Council consists of 15 members: 12 elected from districts and 3 at-large members elected on a citywide basis. The council sets policy for the city, including crafting ordinances and resolutions that are voted on by citizens. Additionally, the Mayor has veto power over any council vote that is passed. Currently, several key initiatives being debated include police reform efforts and transparent budgeting practices. As of 2021, there are no candidates running for local office in Wausau but many residents remain actively engaged in civic participation to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to political issues affecting the community.
The political climate in Zip 54403 (Wausau, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Marathon County, WI is moderately conservative. In Marathon County, WI 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marathon county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Marathon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54403 (Wausau, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Wausau, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Marathon County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wausau-Weston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Wausau, 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 54403 (Wausau)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,468 contributions totaling $219,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 485 contributions totaling $185,337 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $382 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)