Fond du Lac County is located in Wisconsin and is home to many diverse people. The county government is made up of a variety of elected officials, each responsible for a different aspect of local governance. These officials include the County Board Chairman, County Executive, Clerk of Courts, Treasurer, Auditor, Register of Deeds, District Attorney, Coroner and Sheriff. They are all passionate about representing their constituents and ensuring that Fond du Lac County remains a great place to live and work. In recent years, the county has seen increased focus on providing financial stability while also investing in key areas such as education and infrastructure. Politically speaking, Fond du Lac County is generally considered conservative with Republican voting tendencies prevailing in most elections. This trend has been consistent over the past few decades with voters supporting candidates who prioritize fiscal responsibility and personal freedoms.
The political climate in Fond du Lac County, WI is strongly conservative.
In Fond du Lac County, WI 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fond du Lac county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.5% to 36.0%.
Fond du Lac county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fond du Lac County, WI is strongly conservative.
Fond du Lac Metro Area 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.
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin: R R r 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 Fond du Lac County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,996 contributions totaling $142,456 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,484 contributions totaling $254,689 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $172 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)