Oneida County, located in Wisconsin, is part of the larger North Central region of the state. Politically speaking, Oneida County leans heavily towards the Republican party and has been represented by Republican candidates for many years. The county board is composed of 22 members who are elected to serve four-year terms; 14 of those seats have been held by Republicans since 2016 and 8 have been held by Democrats. Local elections in Oneida County are typically focused on fiscal responsibility and economic development in order to ensure a prosperous future for its citizens. The county is also home to a variety of initiatives that promote civic engagement, such as educational forums and public debates aimed at increasing voter turnout during elections. With a focus on both fiscal and social issues, Oneida County strives to be an active participant in the political process in Wisconsin.
The political climate in Oneida County, WI is somewhat conservative.
In Oneida County, WI 41.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oneida county remained strongly Republican, 56.6% to 41.8%.
Oneida county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oneida County, WI is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Oneida, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Oneida County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,295 contributions totaling $261,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 960 contributions totaling $247,632 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)