How, WI is a small town with a population of about 3,000 people located in the Midwest. The local government consists of an elected mayor and a city council who are responsible for representing the interests of the citizens. Every four years there is an election for mayor and city council in How, WI, allowing citizens to vote for their chosen political representatives. The most recent election saw incumbent mayor Fred Smith win reelection with a comfortable majority. The members of the city council all ran on platforms that promised to focus on improving local services and infrastructure while keeping taxes low. They also pledged to work towards making How more attractive to businesses and tourists while preserving its unique character. In addition, they vowed to promote civic engagement through initiatives like public debates on key issues affecting the town and encouraging more citizens to participate in local elections.
The political climate in How, WI is very conservative.
Oconto County, WI is very conservative. In Oconto County, WI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.9%.
Oconto county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
How, WI is very conservative.
Oconto County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Green Bay 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.
How, 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 How, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 43 contributions totaling $2,804 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 50 contributions totaling $4,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)