The town of Weston, WI (54476) is a small community located in Marathon County with a population of around 10,000 people. The town has its own local government, which includes the mayor and six council members who are elected every two years in April. The Mayor and Council are responsible for governing the town and deciding on policies that affect the lives of Weston's citizens. They also oversee the budget process for the annual fiscal year, appoint citizens to various positions within the town government, and work with state and federal governments on issues such as taxation and infrastructure projects. Local political candidates run for office each year in order to serve Weston's citizens and make sure their voices are heard during important decisions that affect their community. As a result, Weston citizens have the opportunity to choose from several candidates running for office so that they can elect representatives who best represent their values and interests.
The political climate in Zip 54476 (Weston, 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 54476 (Weston, WI) is somewhat conservative.
Weston, 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.
Weston, 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 54476 (Weston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $23,226 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $125,123 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $642 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)