Manawa, WI is a small town in central Wisconsin. As with many rural towns of its size, the politics in Manawa are often centered around issues related to local businesses and development. Residents take pride in their community and strive to maintain a sense of balance when making decisions on controversial topics. The local government consists of an elected mayor and five trustees who are responsible for enacting laws that shape their town's future. In recent years, the focus has been on encouraging economic growth through new businesses while preserving Manawa's rural charm. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office in Manawa, residents remain active participants in the political process by attending public meetings, voicing their opinions, and engaging in other civic activities.
The political climate in Manawa, WI is strongly conservative.
Waupaca County, WI is strongly conservative. In Waupaca County, WI 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waupaca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.3%.
Waupaca county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manawa, WI is strongly conservative.
Waupaca County, Wisconsin 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.
Manawa, 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 Manawa, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $778 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $26,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $795 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)