The politics in Waupaca County, WI are typical of the Midwest. The county is governed by a Board of Supervisors who make decisions about local issues such as zoning, taxation, and budgeting. In addition, representatives from the state legislature serve on the Board to ensure that laws and ordinances are properly enacted. As part of the democratic process, local elections are held regularly to choose county officials, including a board chairperson. The candidates for these positions must be registered voters in the county and have demonstrated leadership potential in order to be successful. Each election cycle also brings new members to the state legislature who will represent Waupaca County at a higher level. Ultimately, it is up to local residents to decide who they want in office and how their tax dollars should be spent, making Waupaca County an example of democracy in action.
The political climate in Waupaca County, WI is strongly conservative.
In Waupaca County, WI 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waupaca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.3%.
Waupaca county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waupaca County, WI is strongly 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.
Waupaca, 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 Waupaca County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,278 contributions totaling $128,902 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 769 contributions totaling $196,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)