The politics of Center (Outagamie Cnty), WI are largely driven by the same issues as found throughout the state. Citizens of the area are primarily concerned with reducing economic inequality, increasing access to quality healthcare and education, and promoting a healthier environment. There is also strong support for improving infrastructure and public transportation systems in order to foster economic growth. In terms of local politics, members of the community are mostly represented on an administrative level by the Outagamie County Board of Supervisors who are responsible for making decisions about taxation and budgets. Local politicians strive for a balance between fiscal responsibility and prioritizing the needs of Center residents so that they can feel secure in their homes and communities.
The political climate in Center town (Outagamie County), WI is moderately conservative.
Outagamie County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Outagamie County, WI 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Outagamie county remained moderately Republican, 54.0% to 44.1%.
Outagamie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Center town (Outagamie County), WI is moderately conservative.
Outagamie County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Appleton 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.
Center town (Outagamie County), 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 Center town (Outagamie County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 762 contributions totaling $96,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 632 contributions totaling $581,168 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $920 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)