Brothertown, WI is a small and rural community located in the East Central part of Wisconsin. While Brothertown does not have many residents, it has an active political scene. The local government consists of an elected mayor and six town council members who work together to create laws and policies that help keep the town running smoothly and protect the interests of its citizens. The candidates for these positions are usually family members or long-time residents who have a history with the town. Aside from local elections, Brothertown is also home to various political events throughout the year such as debates on important issues like taxes, infrastructure, and public safety. These events bring together candidates from both parties to discuss their differences and how they would best serve the people of Brothertown.
The political climate in Brothertown, WI is strongly conservative.
Calumet County, WI is moderately conservative. In Calumet County, WI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calumet county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.4%.
Calumet county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brothertown, WI is strongly conservative.
Calumet County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Appleton 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.
Brothertown, 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 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 Brothertown, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 163 contributions totaling $2,046 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 108 contributions totaling $19,313 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)