7  Bayfield

Bayfield County (pop. 16,000) is solidly Democratic, but a divide has emerged between the less populous southern part of the county and the more liberal communities on the “cornucopia,” as locals call the peninsula sticking out into Lake Superior.

7.1 Demographics

7.2 county election results

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7.3 municipality election results

The most Democratic-leaning municipalities include the Town of Russell (home of the Red Cliff Band) and the cities of Bayfield and Washburn. The most Republican communities include the rural towns of Namakagon and Cable.

This map shows the location of each municipality in the county, as it existed in 2022.

These dot plots show the most recent election results in each municipality.

To more clearly illustrate recent changes in municipality voting trends, these scatterplots compare the most recent vote for president and senator with the shift from that office’s previous election.

These maps show show every election result since 2000 in each municipality.

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7.4 Appendix

7.4.1 detailed county results

7.4.2 detailed municipality results