Brussels, Wisconsin is a small village in Door County located on the shores of Green Bay. It is a rural community with a population of less than 500 people, and has served as an important part of the county’s history since its founding in 1861. The village government is responsible for running the affairs of the community, and consists of locally elected officials who serve as representatives to ensure that all citizen’s needs are met. These representatives are responsible for overseeing issues such as zoning, public works, taxation, and public safety within Brussels. The mayor presides over meetings and serves as the village's chief executive officer. Local elections are held every two years to select new mayor and board members who will oversee village governance.
The political climate in Brussels, WI is somewhat conservative.
Door County, WI is leaning liberal. In Door County, WI 49.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Door county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.9% to 48.5%.
Door county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brussels, WI is somewhat conservative.
Door County, Wisconsin is leaning liberal.
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.
Brussels, Wisconsin: r r D d r d
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 Brussels, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,594 contributions totaling $164,195 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 710 contributions totaling $130,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)