Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is located in the Fox Valley region of the state and is home to a diverse population. The city has a strong history of civic engagement, with numerous organizations dedicated to promoting civic conversation and involvement. Oshkosh also has a long history of municipal government, with an elected mayor and 12-member Common Council that meets regularly to discuss local issues. There are many active local political campaigns, from candidates running for open seats in the Common Council to those running for state office such as Governor or US Senator. Local residents are actively engaged in political conversations and there are often lively debates on the local news about current issues facing Oshkosh. In addition, there are several public forums hosted throughout the year where citizens have an opportunity to express their views on local issues.
The political climate in Zip 54904 (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 54904 (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 54904 (Oshkosh)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 470 contributions totaling $59,595 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 897 contributions totaling $217,692 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)