Poygan, WI is located in Winnebago County and has a long history of political activity. The city is known for its active participation in local elections, with many residents regularly taking part in the democratic process. While Poygan does not have any elected officials at the state or national level, it does have an active presence within Winnebago County's government. Residents are highly involved in local issues such as education, infrastructure development, public safety initiatives and general quality of life improvements. As a result, Poygan residents continually engage with their local representatives to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met.
The political climate in Poygan, WI is moderately conservative.
Winnebago County, WI is leaning conservative. In Winnebago County, WI 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained Republican, 50.8% to 46.9%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Poygan, WI is moderately conservative.
Winnebago County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Oshkosh-Neenah Metro Area is leaning 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.
Poygan, Wisconsin: r r D d 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 Poygan, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,573 contributions totaling $80,511 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 340 contributions totaling $72,044 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $212 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)