53042 Kiel, WI is a small town located in the United States of America. It has an estimated population of 3,635 people according to the most recent census. The town is governed by a mayor and six trustees who are elected at-large. Elections are held every two years, with each trustee up for re-election every four years. The mayor is also up for re-election every four years. Issues faced by the citizens of Kiel include infrastructure development, financial management, and public safety initiatives. Politically active citizens in 53042 Kiel, WI have plenty of opportunities to get involved in local government through attending council meetings, volunteering on voter registration drives, or running for office themselves. Through active participation, citizens can help shape the future direction of their community and ensure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Zip 53042 (Kiel, WI) is moderately conservative.
Manitowoc County, WI is moderately conservative. In Manitowoc County, WI 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, Manitowoc county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.7% to 37.5%.
Manitowoc county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 53042 (Kiel, WI) is moderately conservative.
Kiel, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
Manitowoc County, Wisconsin is moderately conservative.
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.
Kiel, 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 53042 (Kiel)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $8,564 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $20,065 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $456 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)