The politics in Forest (Fond du Lac County), WI are often seen to be important to the community as a whole. With a population of just over 3,000 people, the town is home to strong, engaged citizens who are passionate about their political views and take part in local elections. Local political candidates tend to have a good understanding of the concerns of the citizens and are usually well-versed in local issues. This helps ensure that politicians represent the needs of their constituents and make decisions that are beneficial for Forest. Elections are typically held every two years and feature both local and state-level candidates. The local votes cast determine who will serve in Forest’s government body for each office. It is important for those living here to stay informed on who is running for office, what their platforms stand for, and how they intend to help make Forest a better place to live.
The political climate in Forest town (Fond du Lac County), 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
Forest town (Fond du Lac County), 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.
Forest town (Fond du Lac County), 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 Forest town (Fond du Lac County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 255 contributions totaling $12,166 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 546 contributions totaling $99,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)