Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is a small city with a population of around 43,000 people. It is located in Fond du Lac County and is part of the Fox Valley region. Politically, Fond du Lac leans slightly to the right. The mayor is currently Ryan J. Grimmick, who was elected to the position in 2019 after previously serving as an alderman for almost 10 years. The Fond du Lac City Council consists of 14 members from different wards throughout the city. They are elected to two-year terms and their main responsibilities include enacting laws, adopting ordinances, setting tax rates, and overseeing the city’s budget. Additionally, there are several non-partisan boards such as the Board of Public Works that are indirectly elected by voters to oversee special projects or services related to infrastructure or utilities. Overall, Fond du Lac's political landscape is one of stability and civility – ensuring that its citizens have a voice when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Fond du Lac, WI is somewhat conservative.
Fond du Lac County, WI is strongly conservative. In Fond du Lac County, WI 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fond du Lac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.0%.
Fond du Lac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fond du Lac, WI is somewhat conservative.
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac 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.
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: R R r 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 Fond du Lac, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,223 contributions totaling $80,231 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 902 contributions totaling $188,829 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)