Politics in Townsend, WI (54175) are an important part of the community. Residents of Townsend take pride in voting for their local representatives to ensure their voices are heard. Currently, the elected officials in Townsend include Senator Tom Tiffany and Representative Mary Czaja, both of whom are members of the Republican Party. Local elections to select a mayor, town board and other township officers occur every two years. The 2021 election saw an increase in voter turnout due to increased civic engagement and the importance placed on local politics within the community. Further evidence of this can be seen through the creation of several grassroots organizations which promote political dialogue and collaboration between citizens and representatives alike. The people of 54175 Townsend, WI place a great amount of value on supporting their own political views and those that most benefit their community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 54175 (Townsend, WI) is strongly conservative.
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
Zip 54175 (Townsend, WI) is strongly conservative.
Townsend, Wisconsin is strongly conservative.
Oconto County, Wisconsin 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.
Townsend, 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 54175 (Townsend)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)