Forest Junction, WI is a small town located in the heart of Wisconsin. While it may be easy to think that politics do not have much of an influence here, that couldn't be further from the truth. The citizens of Forest Junction take their politics seriously and are deeply involved in the local elections. Every two years, residents cast their ballots for candidates running for various offices including mayor, city council members, school board members, and other roles that help guide the governance of this unique town. In addition to voting, residents also make sure to attend candidate forums and volunteer on campaigns for the candidates they support. As a result, there is a strong sense of civic engagement in Forest Junction which helps ensure that every voice is heard when it comes time to elect our local representatives.
The political climate in Forest Junction, WI is moderately conservative.
Calumet County, WI is moderately conservative. In Calumet County, WI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calumet county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.4%.
Calumet county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest Junction, WI is moderately conservative.
Calumet County, Wisconsin is moderately 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.
Forest Junction, 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 Forest Junction, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $1,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $91,236 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $736 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)