Fairbanks, WI is a small town located in the northern part of Wisconsin. It has a strong sense of community, with the local politics reflecting this. The mayor of Fairbanks is Tom Johnson, who was elected in 2018 and is currently serving his first term. There are 4 city council members that make up the legislative branch: Linda Swanson, Stephen Hayes, Joan Thompson and Larry Miller. Together these people make decisions about how the town operates, from budgeting to zoning laws. They also work together to ensure that the residents have access to quality services and resources. The town has recently been working on projects such as new housing developments and improving public transportation options for its citizens. Residents often take part in local political events or meetings where they can voice their opinions on current issues and provide input for future initiatives.
The political climate in Fairbanks, WI is strongly conservative.
Shawano County, WI is very conservative. In Shawano County, WI 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawano county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.5%.
Shawano county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fairbanks, WI is strongly conservative.
Shawano County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Shawano Metro Area 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.
Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $745 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,126 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $188 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)