Grant is a small town located in Shawano County, Wisconsin. Politically speaking, the town is quite conservative with a majority of residents voting Republican in elections. Grant is represented by state Senator Dan Feyen and Representative Dave Murphy in the Wisconsin State Legislature. At the county level, Shawano County Board of Supervisors includes six members elected from districts throughout the county. These supervisors act as general policy makers for the county and provide oversight to the county's departments.
At the local level, Grant has its own mayor and council members who are responsible for crafting ordinances and policies that regulate everyday life within the community. Recently, some of these policies have focused on improving public safety and infrastructure, as well as promoting economic growth opportunities for businesses in Grant. Additionally, there are many civic organizations such as Rotary International, Lions Clubs International, and VFW Post 1836 that offer their services to help residents connect with each other and improve their quality of life in Grant.
The political climate in Grant town (Shawano County), WI is very conservative.
Shawano County, WI is very conservative. In Shawano County, WI 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawano county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.5%.
Shawano county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grant town (Shawano County), WI is very conservative.
Shawano County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Shawano 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.
Grant town (Shawano 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 Grant town (Shawano County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $1,174 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $4,783 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)