Reedsville, WI, a small town located in Manitowoc County, is home to a tight-knit community of around 1,000 people. The politics of this rural Wisconsin community is largely driven by local elections and initiatives. This election season has seen two candidates looking to represent the Reedsville area on the Manitowoc County Board of Supervisors. One candidate is looking to continue to promote economic growth and development of the rural area while the other seeks to make sure that Reedsville maintains its small-town charm. Local initiatives such as renovating public parks and supporting local businesses are also at the forefront of this election cycle. Community members are passionate about their hometown and take great pride in its success which can be seen through their enthusiasm for political participation.
The political climate in Zip 54230 (Reedsville, WI) is strongly 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 54230 (Reedsville, WI) is strongly conservative.
Reedsville, Wisconsin is strongly 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.
Reedsville, 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 54230 (Reedsville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $5,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $4,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)