Ashford, WI is a small town nestled in the countryside of Wisconsin. The town has a rich history of community involvement and is served by local government. Politics in Ashford are an important part of the town's culture, with citizens attending city council meetings to discuss local issues and take part in decision-making processes. Residents are active in electing their representatives to make sure their needs and interests are taken into account. Citizens also stay informed about state and national politics, as many of them have strong opinions on issues that affect them locally. Voting is also seen as a duty of citizens to ensure that their voices count in local, state, and national elections. The residents of Ashford take pride in their involvement and take great strides to ensure that their political views have an impact on the decisions made for the betterment of the town.
The political climate in Ashford, WI is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac County, WI is strongly conservative. In Fond du Lac County, WI 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fond du Lac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.0%.
Fond du Lac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ashford, WI is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac Metro Area 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.
Ashford, 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 Ashford, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 238 contributions totaling $28,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 199 contributions totaling $48,534 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)