Oshkosh, Wisconsin is a small city located in the east-central part of the state. It is the county seat of Winnebago County and has a population of 66,083 as of 2019. Oshkosh has a strong sense of community, and politics in the city are heavily influenced by local values. Political candidates running for office in Oshkosh often focus on issues related to economic growth, public safety, health care, education and quality of life. The city also has an active City Council which provides input on matters such as budgeting, taxation, land use and infrastructure projects. In recent years, much attention has been paid to environmental initiatives including encouraging green transportation options and expanding access to renewable energy sources. Oshkosh’s residents take an active interest in their local politics and pay careful attention to the views of their elected representatives.
The political climate in Oshkosh, WI is leaning conservative.
Winnebago County, WI is leaning conservative. In Winnebago County, WI 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained Republican, 50.8% to 46.9%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oshkosh, WI is leaning conservative.
Winnebago County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Oshkosh-Neenah Metro Area is leaning 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.
Oshkosh, 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 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 Oshkosh, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,033 contributions totaling $217,636 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,605 contributions totaling $447,807 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)