Kewaunee County is located in Wisconsin, and it is a small rural community of about 20,000 people. Politically, the county has traditionally been a conservative stronghold for Republicans. In 2016, Donald Trump won the county with more than 70% of the total vote. Over the years, Kewaunee County has elected several prominent conservatives to local office including Ronald Reagan and former Governor Scott Walker. Currently, local political candidates for Kewaunee County offices include Congressman Mike Gallagher and state assemblyman John Nygren. Both politicians have strong records of fiscal responsibility and are focused on helping to create jobs in the area as well as improving education standards. They both strive to create an environment where businesses can thrive while still protecting the environment and preserving natural resources. With their leadership, Kewaunee County will continue to be an example of a prosperous rural community in Wisconsin.
The political climate in Kewaunee County, WI is very conservative.
In Kewaunee County, WI 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kewaunee county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.5% to 32.9%.
Kewaunee county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kewaunee County, WI is very conservative.
Green Bay 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.
Kewaunee, 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 Kewaunee County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 672 contributions totaling $38,322 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 191 contributions totaling $67,266 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $352 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)