54487 Tomahawk, WI is located in Lincoln County and has been an important part of the local community for many years. Politically, it is represented at the state level by the Wisconsin State Assembly District 35 Representative Beth Meyers, who has held her seat since 2013. At the national level, the area is represented by U.S. Representative Sean Duffy, who was elected in 2011 and continues to be a strong advocate for his constituents in the area. Every election cycle brings new candidates to the forefront of Tomahawk politics as individuals from all backgrounds vie for positions in both state and federal government. With policies tailored to best serve Tomahawk’s population, voters can expect to hear plenty of debates and discussions about how these candidates will affect their communities during each election cycle.
The political climate in Zip 54487 (Tomahawk, WI) is moderately conservative.
Lincoln County, WI is moderately conservative. In Lincoln County, WI 38.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 38.0%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54487 (Tomahawk, WI) is moderately conservative.
Tomahawk, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Tomahawk, Wisconsin: r r D d 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 54487 (Tomahawk)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 502 contributions totaling $26,418 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $53 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 92 contributions totaling $16,951 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)