Union (Waupaca Cnty), WI is a small, rural area with a strong sense of community. Although it may not seem like a place where politics would be prominent, there are still many citizens in the area who take an active interest in local government and staying informed about local politicians. The town has many elected officials that serve on the county board as well as various commissions and committees. Individuals from Union also participate actively in state and national elections by voting for candidates that they believe will best represent their interests. Local residents can stay informed on political issues by attending meetings of the county board or other town events as well as reading up on local news sources. All in all, Union (Waupaca Cnty) is an engaged community that takes its civic responsibilities seriously when it comes to political matters.
The political climate in Union town (Waupaca County), WI is strongly 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
Union town (Waupaca County), WI is strongly conservative.
Waupaca County, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Union town (Waupaca County), 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 Union town (Waupaca County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $10,906 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $37,830 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $298 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)