The city of Appleton, WI (54911) is located in Outagamie County and is the heart of the Fox Cities. The political atmosphere in Appleton is vibrant and active, with many different options for residents to get involved. There are many local organizations dedicated to citizen engagement and education on political issues. The city itself is represented by an elected Mayor and a Common Council, which consists of 15 elected members. In addition, the countywide Board of Supervisors works to provide services and infrastructure to the entire Outagamie County area. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about current events and take part in local politics through voting, attending meetings or voicing their opinions on social media platforms. Everyone has a role to play in keeping democracy alive!
The political climate in Zip 54911 (Appleton, WI) is leaning conservative.
Outagamie County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Outagamie County, WI 44.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Outagamie county remained moderately Republican, 54.0% to 44.1%.
Outagamie county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54911 (Appleton, WI) is leaning conservative.
Appleton, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Outagamie County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Appleton 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.
Appleton, 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 zip 54911 (Appleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,210 contributions totaling $198,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 250 contributions totaling $189,557 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $758 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)