New London, Wisconsin is a small city located in the northeast corner of the state, about an hour from Green Bay. It has a vibrant culture and a strong sense of community spirit. In terms of politics, New London leans to the left with most voters identifying as Democrats. The current Mayor is Donomma Byrd, who was elected in 2020 and ran on a platform of social justice and environmental stewardship. Local politics are largely focused on issues related to local economic development, education, infrastructure, health care and public safety. City Council members are dedicated to creating equitable policies that enable all residents to enjoy the same quality of life regardless of race or income level. In addition to working to bring new jobs and business opportunities to New London, they also strive to promote sustainable practices and protect natural resources for future generations.
The political climate in New London, WI is moderately conservative.
Waupaca County, WI is strongly conservative. In Waupaca County, WI 33.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waupaca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 33.3%.
Waupaca county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New London, WI is moderately conservative.
Waupaca County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
New London, 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 New London, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 278 contributions totaling $38,748 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 274 contributions totaling $28,546 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)