Kewaunee, WI is a small town in Northeastern Wisconsin with a deep history of politics and community involvement. The city has been home to several notable politicians over the years, including Senator George Petak and Assemblyman Lee Schlenvogt. The Kewaunee County Board of Supervisors oversee various county activities and are responsible for setting the budget for the area. Their board is made up of two elected supervisors from each of the townships throughout the county. Additionally, Kewaunee has its own municipal government which consists of an elected mayor plus five trustees who are also elected by the citizens. This city council makes decisions on local issues such as road maintenance, public safety, and zoning regulations. Local elections take place every two years for all positions in the municipality and county board of supervisors, allowing citizens to have their voices heard in local politics.
The political climate in Kewaunee, WI is moderately conservative.
Kewaunee County, WI is very conservative. In Kewaunee County, WI 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kewaunee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.9%.
Kewaunee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kewaunee, WI is moderately conservative.
Kewaunee 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.
Kewaunee, 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 Kewaunee, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $18,225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $23,848 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $284 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)