Rhine, WI is a small community located in the state of Wisconsin. It is known for its strong sense of community and excellent schools. Despite its small size though, politics still plays an important role in Rhine. The city is part of the larger county government which elects a variety of local officials who serve in various positions such as county board members, mayors, judges, clerks and other city officials. These officials are elected by residents in Rhine and they work to ensure that laws are complied with and citizens' rights are protected. Additionally, there are many organizations in Rhine that focus on public policy issues and advocate for change within the city. Through these groups citizens are able to have their voices heard and make an impact on the political system within their own community.
The political climate in Rhine, WI is moderately conservative.
Sheboygan County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Sheboygan County, WI 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sheboygan county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.1%.
Sheboygan county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rhine, WI is moderately conservative.
Sheboygan County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Sheboygan 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.
Rhine, Wisconsin: R R r 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 Rhine, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 971 contributions totaling $88,677 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 507 contributions totaling $888,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,752 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)