Holton, WI is a small rural community located in the Midwest. It has a vibrant local political scene with many important issues to discuss. Local elections are closely watched by citizens and candidates from all sides. These elections often feature debates about topics such as education, healthcare, public safety, and infrastructure. Citizens of Holton take their role in local government seriously and there is always a lively dialogue about how best to serve the needs of the citizens. The town also prides itself on its commitment to open and transparent government processes that foster civic engagement and ensure responsible leadership for the future of Holton.
The political climate in Holton, WI is strongly conservative.
Marathon County, WI is moderately conservative. In Marathon County, WI 40.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marathon county remained very strongly Republican, 58.1% to 40.1%.
Marathon county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holton, WI is strongly conservative.
Marathon County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Wausau-Weston Metro Area is moderately 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.
Holton, 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 Holton, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $4,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 97 contributions totaling $20,314 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)