Manitowoc, Wisconsin is a small city located on the western shore of Lake Michigan in eastern Wisconsin. The city has a long-standing tradition of engaging in politics and making decisions that benefit its residents. The municipal government is led by an elected mayor and a seven-member City Council. Each council member serves a two year term and is responsible for representing the interests of their constituents. The mayor and the council are responsible for setting policy, enacting legislation, and overseeing the functions of local government departments. In addition to local politics, Manitowoc is part of the larger county political scene, with representatives from both parties on the County Board of Supervisors. Manitowoc also participates in state elections, with candidates running for statewide offices like Governor or Attorney General. With its commitment to civic engagement and participation in local, county, and state politics, Manitowoc continues to be an important player in Wisconsin politics.
The political climate in Manitowoc, WI is somewhat conservative.
Manitowoc County, WI is moderately conservative. In Manitowoc County, WI 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Manitowoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.5%.
Manitowoc county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manitowoc, WI is somewhat conservative.
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Manitowoc 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.
Manitowoc, 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 Manitowoc, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 980 contributions totaling $142,314 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 587 contributions totaling $98,619 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)