Waushara County, Wisconsin is a rural county located in Central Wisconsin. It is home to 21 municipalities and 24 townships spread across the 728 square miles of land that make up the county. The county has a rich history dating back to when it was part of the area ceded from Native Americans in 1836. Waushara County has seen two major population booms since that time, with the first one happening in the late 1800s and early 1900s as a result of immigrants looking for farm work and an increase in industrial growth and jobs. Today, Waushara County is still largely made up of agricultural farms and small businesses, but there has been much development within its borders over the past few decades.
The politics in Waushara County are heavily influenced by local initiatives and issues affecting the community. There are several different political candidates representing Waushara County on both state and national levels. These candidates range from those belonging to major traditional parties such as the Democratic or Republican Parties, to those who support smaller, more grassroots movements such as Independents or Libertarians. All candidates share a commitment to serving their constituents in Waushara County and advocating for policies that best benefit residents of their district.
The political climate in Waushara County, WI is very conservative.
In Waushara County, WI 32.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waushara county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.5% to 32.3%.
Waushara county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waushara County, WI is very 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.
Waushara, 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 Waushara County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 679 contributions totaling $34,007 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 282 contributions totaling $50,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $180 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)