Gibraltar, Wisconsin is a small village located in Door County in the state of Wisconsin. As with many small towns, Gibraltar has its own local political landscape that shapes the community and influences the direction of the local government. The town operates under the jurisdiction of the Town Board, made up of five elected members who serve three year terms, as well as an appointed Town Clerk who is responsible for recording all actions by the board. The current Town Board consists of Chairman Arnold Hansen, Vice-Chairman Thomas Kuehnle, Supervisors Larry Wiedner and John Dufoncq, and Clerk Carol Gaudet. All five members are dedicated to making Gibraltar an even better place to live through their support of various initiatives like increasing recreational opportunities for residents and investing in infrastructure improvements. They also work together closely with county officials on issues pertaining to public safety and development. Through collective effort they strive to ensure Gibraltar remains a vibrant small town with a strong sense of community spirit.
The political climate in Gibraltar, WI is leaning conservative.
Door County, WI is leaning liberal. In Door County, WI 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Door county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.9% to 48.5%.
Door county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gibraltar, WI is leaning conservative.
Door County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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.
Gibraltar, Wisconsin: r r D d r d
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 Gibraltar, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 582 contributions totaling $69,537 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $23,204 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)