The Manitowoc, WI Metro Area is an active political area. It is the home of the 29th Legislative District, which encompasses Manitowoc and Two Rivers. Every two years residents of this district elect a state senator and two state representatives to serve in the Wisconsin General Assembly. There are also local races for mayor, city council, county board supervisor and school board. The politics of Manitowoc, WI Metro Area involve a variety of issues from taxes to public safety. Residents can get involved in the political process by volunteering at campaigns or attending meetings or forums held by candidates running for office. With its mix of rural and urban areas, the politics of the Manitowoc Metro Area are complex but vital to its success as a vibrant community.
The political climate in Manitowoc Metro Area is moderately conservative.
In Manitowoc Metro Area 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Manitowoc metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.5%.
The Manitowoc metro area voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manitowoc Metro Area is moderately 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.
Manitowoc, 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 Manitowoc Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,743 contributions totaling $188,626 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,081 contributions totaling $178,377 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $165 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)