Kaukauna, Wisconsin is located in the Fox Cities area of Northeast Wisconsin and has a population of 17,126 according to the most recent census data. The city is part of Outagamie County and is governed by a seven-member City Council, with members elected by district from three wards. Kaukauna is run by a Mayor who serves as the Chief Executive Officer of the city. Overseeing various departments, including law enforcement, public works, and economic development, the Mayor works to ensure the safety and well-being of all citizens in Kaukauna. The City Council sets policy for how city government operates and approves personnel decisions among many other issues. As with many communities in Wisconsin, local elections are held every April to decide who will serve on the City Council and fill any mayoral vacancies if necessary.
The political climate in Kaukauna, WI is somewhat 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
Kaukauna, WI is somewhat 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.
Kaukauna, 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 Kaukauna, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 338 contributions totaling $67,669 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 166 contributions totaling $86,299 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $520 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)