Argonne, Wisconsin is a small rural town located in the northern part of the state. It has a rich history dating back to its founding in the mid-1800s. While it is not heavily populated, it has an active political scene. The local government consists of a mayor and six trustees responsible for setting policy and making decisions which affect the residents of Argonne. Elections are held every two years and candidates from all major political parties can run for public office. Local issues such as taxes, infrastructure development, economic development, and environmental protection are all discussed in detail during election cycles. Many residents take pride in their role in local politics by participating in debates and voting for their preferred candidate or issue. By engaging in these discussions, Argonne's citizens have a say in how their community is governed and work together to ensure that it remains vibrant and progressive for years to come.
The political climate in Argonne, WI is strongly conservative.
Forest County, WI is strongly conservative. In Forest County, WI 34.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 0.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Forest county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.0% to 34.1%.
Forest county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Argonne, WI is strongly conservative.
Forest County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Argonne, 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 Argonne, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)