Shawano County, Wisconsin is a predominantly rural area in the northeastern part of the state. The county seat is Shawano and the county is home to several small towns and villages. Political activity in Shawano County centers around local issues that affect the lives of its residents such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and public safety. During elections, local politicians are focused on connecting with citizens and listening to their concerns. The County Board of Supervisors and Mayor serve two-year terms and can be re-elected for additional terms. Local events such as townhall meetings and candidate debates provide citizens with an opportunity to hear from their representatives on important topics before heading to the polls. Shawano County also has various civic organizations that engage in activities related to politics, including organizing voter drives, helping register people to vote, and hosting events where candidates can discuss their platforms with constituents.
The political climate in Shawano County, WI is very conservative.
In Shawano County, WI 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Shawano county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.1% to 31.5%.
Shawano county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shawano County, WI is very conservative.
Shawano 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.
Shawano, 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 Shawano County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 450 contributions totaling $75,391 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 362 contributions totaling $44,899 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)