The politics of the Green Bay, WI Metro Area are largely dominated by the Democratic Party. From the mayor to the county board, all levels of government are led by Democrats. At the state level, Wisconsin has two senators, both of whom are Democrats, and one representative in the U.S. House of Representatives who is also a Democrat. There is no representation from any other political party in this area. Local elections typically feature a mixture of incumbents and new candidates running for office as part of the Democratic Party. Each election cycle brings renewed interest in local politics and provides an opportunity to engage in discussions about the issues affecting Green Bay and its surrounding communities.
The political climate in Green Bay Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Green Bay Metro Area 42.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Green Bay metro area remained strongly Republican, 55.5% to 42.7%.
The Green Bay metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
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.
Green Bay, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Green Bay Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9,340 contributions totaling $879,743 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5,025 contributions totaling $2,769,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $551 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)