Oconto County, WI is a rural county located in the Northeastern part of the state. It has a rich history and culture that make it an interesting and unique area to explore. Politically, Oconto County is mainly conservative, with Republicans typically dominating local elections. The county board is composed of nine members elected to two-year terms from single-member districts. The board generally approves all matters concerning budget, taxes, roads, public works and safety. It also serves as an advisory body to the County Executive and other county agencies. While more conservative parties often dominate local elections in Oconto County, there are also many Democratic candidates running for office who bring their own ideas and plans for new initiatives. Regardless of party affiliation, all candidates strive to make Oconto County a better place for its citizens.
The political climate in Oconto County, WI is very conservative.
In Oconto County, WI 28.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Oconto county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.9% to 28.9%.
Oconto county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oconto 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.
Oconto, 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 Oconto County, WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 298 contributions totaling $19,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 195 contributions totaling $37,495 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)