The Sheboygan, WI Metro Area is home to a vibrant political environment. With an engaged citizenry and numerous local civic organizations, public policy debates are commonplace. From the county board of supervisors to the mayor’s office, politicians of all parties are routinely pushing for progress on a wide range of issues. While the area has seen its share of conflict over the years, citizens from across the ideological spectrum find common ground on many issues, thanks in part to local leaders who emphasize collaboration and cooperation. In addition to traditional politics, residents can participate in community initiatives such as citywide cleanups and volunteer programs. Together, these efforts help make Sheboygan a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Sheboygan Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Sheboygan Metro Area 41.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Sheboygan metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.1%.
The Sheboygan metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheboygan 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.
Sheboygan, Wisconsin: R R r 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 Sheboygan Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,291 contributions totaling $738,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,940 contributions totaling $1,470,138 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $758 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)