Sheboygan, Wisconsin is an area with a vibrant political culture. From local government to national elections, residents of Sheboygan pay close attention to the issues that impact their community and make sure their voices are heard. At the local level, Sheboygan offers many opportunities for citizens to participate in electing their representatives to city council or county boards. There are also numerous candidates from both major political parties running for office every election cycle, ensuring that citizens have plenty of choices when it comes to who will represent them in government. In addition to local politics, Sheboygan residents are also actively engaged in national issues and express strong opinions on the policies put forth by candidates during presidential elections. Overall, Sheboygan provides a great opportunity for citizens interested in being involved in the political process both locally and on a larger stage.
The political climate in Sheboygan, WI is leaning conservative.
Sheboygan County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Sheboygan County, WI 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheboygan county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.1%.
Sheboygan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheboygan, WI is leaning conservative.
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Sheboygan Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin: R R r 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Sheboygan, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,496 contributions totaling $144,233 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 794 contributions totaling $259,954 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $327 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)