Valders, Wisconsin is a small town located in Manitowoc County with a population of around 4,500 people. It has been known as a quiet and peaceful community where neighbors look out for each other and where residents enjoy the small-town atmosphere. However, Valders also has an active local government that works to ensure the safety and welfare of its citizens. Local politics typically involves city council meetings which are held on the first and third Mondays of each month. These meetings are open to all members of the community who wish to attend and voice their opinion or concerns. The council consists of seven members who are elected by popular vote every two years. During election cycles, local political candidates can be found actively campaigning amongst their neighbors for their support in order to gain votes in the upcoming election. Valders also holds regular referendums on important issues that affect all citizens such as tax increases or school funding allocations. Overall, it is clear that political opinions do matter in Valders and it takes an involved citizenry to keep local government functioning effectively.
The political climate in Valders, WI is strongly conservative.
Manitowoc County, WI is moderately conservative. In Manitowoc County, WI 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manitowoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.5%.
Manitowoc county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Valders, WI is strongly conservative.
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Manitowoc 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.
Valders, 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 Valders, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)