Gilman, WI is a small rural town located in central Wisconsin. It has a rich history, strong sense of community and an active group of local government representatives. The Town Board is made up of five local residents who make decisions on behalf of the community. They work closely with the Gilman Village President to ensure the well-being of the town's residents. The Town Board meets monthly and all meetings are open to the public for observation and comment. Local political candidates run in elections every two years for positions such as Town Supervisor, Clerk or Treasurer. Candidates must be registered voters in Gilman and must collect signatures from other registered voters in order to get on the ballot.
The political climate in Gilman town (Pierce County), WI is moderately conservative.
Pierce County, WI is somewhat conservative. In Pierce County, WI 42.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pierce county remained strongly Republican, 55.0% to 42.0%.
Pierce county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilman town (Pierce County), WI is moderately conservative.
Pierce County, Wisconsin is somewhat conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Gilman town (Pierce County), Wisconsin: d d 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Gilman town (Pierce County), WI
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $10,752 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,964 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $131 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)