Oconto Falls, Wisconsin is a small city located in Oconto County with a rich history and vibrant community. The city is home to many local businesses, schools, churches, and public spaces. Politics in Oconto Falls are primarily handled by the Oconto County Board of Supervisors. This board is made up of five members who are elected at-large for two-year terms. They oversee all county-level operations including budgeting, zoning laws, road maintenance and more. Additionally, the Mayor of Oconto Falls serves as the head of the executive branch and oversees the day-to-day operations within the city limits. Every two years residents of Oconto Falls also elect one state representative to represent their interests in Madison at the state capitol. Through these elected officials, residents can voice concerns about local issues such as education funding or development projects that impact the community.
The political climate in Oconto Falls, 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 Falls, 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 Falls, 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 Falls, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $1,688 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $13,916 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $870 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)