Oshkosh, Wisconsin is a vibrant city located in Winnebago County. It has a wide variety of politics and local issues to consider. Some of the ongoing debates among local politicians have focused on topics such as education reform, public transportation, economic development, and environmental protection. Recently, the Oshkosh Common Council passed a resolution to expand public transit options within the city limits. Additionally, several local businesses have joined forces with the City of Oshkosh to create an entrepreneurial initiative that provides grants and resources for small businesses and entrepreneurs. In addition to these initiatives, many residents are involved in political advocacy work through civic organizations such as the League of Women Voters or the NAACP. These organizations work together with local leaders and elected officials to ensure that all voices are heard in our community. This level of engagement helps foster open dialogues between citizens and their elected representatives about important local issues.
The political climate in Zip 54901 (Oshkosh, WI) is leaning conservative.
Winnebago County, WI is leaning conservative. In Winnebago County, WI 46.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winnebago county remained Republican, 50.8% to 46.9%.
Winnebago county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 54901 (Oshkosh, WI) is leaning conservative.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Winnebago County, Wisconsin is leaning conservative.
Oshkosh-Neenah Metro Area is leaning 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.
Oshkosh, Wisconsin: r r D d 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 54901 (Oshkosh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,150 contributions totaling $130,871 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 359 contributions totaling $160,647 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $447 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)