Oconto, WI is a rural town in Northeast Wisconsin that has a population of 4,513 people. It is an area with many small businesses and industries, and the community members are very involved in local politics. The town’s mayor is currently Randy Bostedt who was elected to his position in 2020. A strong emphasis is placed on public opinion when it comes to political issues, with the town holding regular meetings and forums to give residents the chance to voice their opinions. The Town Council is made up of five members who are chosen at elections every two years. The council works hard on topics such as infrastructure projects, budgeting for services, and improving public safety throughout Oconto County. Through these efforts, they strive to create an even better quality of life for all citizens in the 54153 area code.
The political climate in Zip 54153 (Oconto, WI) is very 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 54153 (Oconto, WI) is very conservative.
Oconto, Wisconsin is very 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.
Oconto, 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 54153 (Oconto)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 63 contributions totaling $3,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $3,594 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)