Calumet County, Wisconsin is located in the northeast corner of the state and has a population of just over 48,000 people. The county’s government is made up of elected officials such as a county board supervisor, county clerk and treasurer, district attorney and sheriff. These elected officials serve for four-year terms and are responsible for managing the county’s services and budget. Local political candidates compete in nonpartisan elections every four years to represent the interests of their districts. Issues discussed vary from economic development to environmental protection. In addition to these partisan issues, there are also issues relevant to Calumet County such as improving public safety, supporting local businesses and cultivating sustainable agricultural practices. No matter what the issue may be, politics in Calumet County are always an important topic of discussion during election season as residents seek out representation that best reflects their values.
The political climate in Calumet County, WI is moderately conservative.
In Calumet County, WI 39.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Calumet county remained very strongly Republican, 59.0% to 39.4%.
Calumet county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Calumet County, WI is moderately conservative.
Appleton Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Calumet, 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 Calumet County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 195 contributions totaling $7,517 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 278 contributions totaling $130,745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $470 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)