Knowlton, WI is a small town located in western Wisconsin. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and close-knit community. Despite being a small rural area, Knowlton has an active political climate that affects its citizens and the surrounding region. There are many local, state, and federal representatives who serve to represent the interests of the people in Knowlton. The local election cycle brings out a variety of different candidates with different views on how to best serve the community and make it a better place to live. From city council members to county board superintendents, these representatives take their roles seriously and strive to make decisions that can benefit all of Knowlton's citizens. Additionally, no matter what political party one affiliates themselves with, there are strong opinions expressed by all sides throughout the election season regarding key issues impacting the area like education and healthcare reform.
The political climate in Knowlton, WI is moderately conservative.
Marathon County, WI is moderately conservative. In Marathon County, WI 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marathon county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Marathon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Knowlton, WI is moderately conservative.
Marathon County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wausau-Weston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Knowlton, 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 Knowlton, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,252 contributions totaling $151,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 454 contributions totaling $157,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $346 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)