Politics in Grand Chute, WI are dynamic and diverse. The city is governed by a Mayor and six City Council Representatives who are elected every two years. The current mayor, Mark Gieringer, has been in office for over two decades and is committed to improving the quality of life for residents in the community. Grand Chute has recently seen an influx of new businesses that have further enhanced the local economy. In addition to local elections conducted every two years, citizens can also get involved in national politics by voting in the Presidential Election as well as other statewide and federal offices. With its commitment to providing exceptional services for its residents, Grand Chute is a great place to live, work, and get involved politically.
The political climate in Grand Chute, WI is leaning 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
Grand Chute, WI is leaning 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.
Grand Chute, 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 Grand Chute, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,058 contributions totaling $569,072 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,197 contributions totaling $455,269 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)