Foster, WI is a small town located in the eastern part of the state. It is an agricultural community with a long history of supporting local families and businesses in the area. On the political stage, Foster is mostly a Democratic stronghold. However, there are some Republican leaning areas as well. In recent years, local politics has been dominated by debates over tax rates and funding for public education. The current mayor is a Democrat who was elected in 2020 by a large majority. There have been several candidates vying for various offices throughout the years, but no one has been able to challenge the current mayor’s position. This November will be the first election since 2018 to feature contested races for both mayor and council seats in Foster, so voters can expect to see some new faces on the ballot.
The political climate in Foster, WI is very conservative.
Clark County, WI is very conservative. In Clark County, WI 30.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clark county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 30.4%.
Clark county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Foster, WI is very conservative.
Clark County, Wisconsin is very 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.
Foster, 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 Foster, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $7,990 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $24,323 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)