Oconto, Wisconsin is a small town located in the northeast corner of the state. The city has a long history of strong political values and involvement from residents. Politics in Oconto can be seen in events such as its local City Council meetings. Residents regularly attend these meetings to debate issues like any other city, all while staying true to their founding principles and beliefs. There are many different political candidates for people to choose from when elections come around, each bringing their own unique experience and perspective to the table. No matter who people support, there is an overall sense of engagement and participation that helps keep Oconto's politics alive and active.
The political climate in Oconto, WI is strongly conservative.
Oconto County, WI is very conservative. In Oconto County, WI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.9%.
Oconto county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oconto, WI is strongly conservative.
Oconto County, Wisconsin is very conservative.
Green Bay 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.
Oconto, 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 Oconto, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $3,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)