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After Zuckerberg donations, Democrat support in Rib Mountain rises 3% in 2020 election

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In Rib Mountain, where voting officials received funding from a Mark Zuckerberg-related organization, Democrat turnout increased 18.8% from 2016 to 2020, while Republican turnout increased by 9.5%.

In 2020, Joe Biden secured 41% of 4,727 votes, compared to the 38% votes earned by Hillary Clinton in 2016. Grants to voting officials, funded almost entirely by Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, weren’t offered in 2016.

In Wisconsin, Democrat turnout rose 12.8% in areas which received the funding, while increasing 19.8% in areas which did not.

The Republican Party earned 11.3% more votes in Wisconsin districts assisted by the CTCL, compared to 15.9% in jurisdictions without similar funding.

Support for Trump increased in Rib Mountain 0% in 2020.

There were 426 more votes cast in Rib Mountain in the 2020 election than in 2016.

Rib Mountain was one of 218 Wisconsin areas where voting officials received money from the progressive Centre for Tech and Civic Life (CTCL). A $350 million donation from Facebook founder Zuckerberg and his wife provided funding for the grants.

Grants from the organization, ranging from $5,000 to $19 million, were given to voting officials in exchange for specific conditions being followed. This included strategically targeting voters, creating ballots and developing what are known as “cure letters” to correct ballots at risk of being thrown out for discrepancies in signatures.

The influx of private money on such a large scale was criticized throughout the contentious 2020 election.

The CTCL was sued by Louisiana’s Attorney General in October 2021 “to prevent the injection of unregulated private money...and protect the integrity of elections in the State.” The lawsuit wasn’t allowed to proceed by a State judge.

Criticism of the CTCL also stemmed from favoring “predominantly Democratic counties” and even gave them a headstart to apply for funding, according to emails obtained through Right-to-Know requests.

“Mark Zuckerberg is providing nearly as much money to this year’s election administration as the federal government,” Phil Kline with the Amistad Project said in a late October 2020 press release.

The US government, in the run-up to the 2020 election, was criticized for underfunding the electoral process at a critical time.

Voting differences in some Wisconsin locations in 2020 election
AreaReceived CTCL Funding?% Change in Republican Support% Change in Democratic Support
AbbotsfordYes-22.526
AltoonaYes0.45
AmbergYes1.40.2
AmeryYes1.43.6
AntigoYes0.62.2
AppletonYes0.35.1
AthelstaneYes42.6
AthensYes-37.239
AztalanYes4.20.1
BarronYes-12.216.6
BeaverYes0.11
BeecherYes1.71.1
BeetownYes6.9-3.8
BeloitYes23.8-20.2
BennettYes0.12.1
BergenYes6.61.9
BerlinYes1.81.9
BernYes6.3-3.9
BeventYes6.14
BironYes4.61.4
Black EarthYes61.5
BrazeauYes3.41.7
BrightonYes4.81.6
BrodheadYes0.64.7
BrookfieldYes-2.4-8.8
BrothertownYes-46.749.3
BruleYes4.50.9
CambridgeYes1.22.3
CampbellsportYes5.21.6
CasselYes40.4
City of ChetekYes-6.6-1.3
Town of ChetekYes1.73.3
City of ChiltonYes4.10.2
Town of ChiltonYes-46.852.9
ClevelandYes6.82.7
Town of ClintonYes81.1
Village of ClintonYes5.72.7
ColbyYes1.33.4
ColemanYes6.63.3
Cottage GroveYes33.4-28.9
CrivitzYes20.3
Cuba CityYes14.4
DayYes0.71.1
DelafieldYes1.25.2
DickeyvilleYes2.11.3
DodgeYes0.12.2
DunbarYes2.70.6
EagleYes0.52.3
EastonYes1.90.2
Eau ClaireYes22.6-17.7
Eau PleineYes03
EdgarYes2.90.4
EdgertonYes1.82.6
ElderonYes4.70
Elkhart LakeYes2.93.7
EmmetYes1.91.5
EndeavorYes1.71.2
EttrickYes2.40
EvergreenYes2.64.9
FenwoodYes15.2-11.2
FitchburgYes0.54
Fond du LacYes1.72.8
FootvilleYes2.12
ForestYes6.41.2
Fort AtkinsonYes1.72.8
FrankfortYes2.51
FranzenYes1.80.3
FreedomYes5.10.4
FriendshipYes1.21.6
FultonYes0.52.9
GeneseeYes-33.839
GoodmanYes0.30.2
Green BayYes0.63.5
Green ValleyYes6.50
GreenbushYes5.41.6
GroverYes1.20.1
GuentherYes4.92
HalseyYes8.4-4.6
HamburgYes7.5-4.3
HamiltonYes1.51.9
HammondYes3.83.2
HarrisonYes14-4
HatleyYes3.82
Town of Hazel GreenYes6.73.6
Village of Hazel GreenYes5.92.2
HewittYes9-6.6
HoltonYes0.52.6
HortoniaYes3.10
HudsonYes1.65.9
HullYes0.72.2
Iron RidgeYes2.21.5
IxoniaYes1.32.5
JanesvilleYes17.4-13.6
JohnsonYes8.7-5
KekoskeeYes00
KenoshaYes-13.817.5
KewauneeYes0.73
KnowltonYes4.32.3
KronenwetterYes12.4
La PrairieYes-14.117.6
City of Lake MillsYes22.4
Town of Lake MillsYes1.43
LakeYes20.7
LancasterYes3.80.6
LawrenceYes3.14.9
LibertyYes3.10.8
LimaYes1.60.7
LisbonYes03
Little RiverYes4.33.1
Long LakeYes7.20
LuckYes5.82.4
MadisonYes13.2
MaineYes02.1
Maple GroveYes1.21
Village of MarathonYes01.8
MarathonYes1.11.4
Town of MarathonYes2.90.5
MarinetteYes1.31.1
MarshallYes31.1
MarshfieldYes0.33.8
McFarlandYes2.25.4
McMillanYes0.23
MedinaYes3.11.3
MenashaYes3.90.3
MetomenYes5.90.9
City of MiltonYes0.72.6
Town of MiltonYes-0.1-2.2
City of MilwaukeeYes0.90.6
MilwaukeeYes02.2
MinongYes1.61.1
MontfortYes6.41.4
MorganYes3.60.8
MorrisonYes3.50.2
MosineeYes3.10.1
Mount HopeYes-1.5-1.5
MountainYes1.50.8
NiagaraYes2.60.2
NorrieYes2.50.4
OakfieldYes2.91.2
OaklandYes0.73.5
OmroYes2.50.2
OnalaskaYes0.83.5
OntarioYes1.80.4
OsceolaYes0.13.9
OttawaYes0.23.5
Town of PalmyraYes3.10.3
Village of PalmyraYes1.30.9
ParisYes5.42.7
PembineYes2.20.4
PerryYes1.12.8
PeshtigoYes0.52.8
PittsfieldYes4.81.6
PittsvilleYes3.50.4
PlattevilleYes-1.2-7.6
PloverYes0.42.6
City of PlymouthYes1.12.5
Town of PlymouthYes1.12.2
PorterfieldYes0.10.9
Town of PoundYes0.61.8
Village of PoundYes2.10.4
Prairie LakeYes4.11.8
ReadstownYes5.95
Red SpringsYes5.89
ReidYes4.32.6
RhineYes0.50.9
Rib FallsYes0.71.4
Rib MountainYes0.23.1
City of Rice LakeYes1.94.2
Town of Rice LakeYes0.51.9
RietbrockYes4-2.5
RingleYes1.70.2
River FallsYes-1.76.2
RockYes1.11.7
Town of RockYes3.70.1
RothschildYes-17.819
Rush RiverYes8.43.3
SchofieldYes3.26.4
Sheboygan FallsYes0.22.5
Silver CliffYes0.22.5
Solon SpringsYes-3.2-5.6
Town of SpencerYes2.30.7
Village of SpencerYes4.40.7
SpringfieldYes1.14.7
StanfoldYes21.1
StettinYes1.51
StratfordYes0.53.1
Sun PrairieYes36.5
Town of SuperiorYes0.40.2
Village of SuperiorYes1.32.6
TaycheedahYes1.81
TexasYes2.10.7
TroyYes1.11.5
Turtle LakeYes27.9-25.5
TurtleYes-6.17.9
Two RiversYes13.8-10.7
UnityYes-2.44.8
WaldoYes1.82.8
WaukeshaYes0.55
WaunakeeYes2.45.5
City of WausauYes0.63.2
Town of WausauYes1.21.3
WausaukeeYes4.79.2
WautomaYes0.62
West AllisYes-36.5
Town of WestonYes2.45.2
Village of WestonYes0.12.3
WestportYes1.24.2
WienYes1.50.9
WiltonYes1.43.6
WrightstownYes2.80.3
Adams CountyNo3.10.5
Ashland CountyNo2.21.6
Bayfield CountyNo0.94.5
Buffalo CountyNo3.40.1
Burnett CountyNo1.81.4
Columbia CountyNo1.82.4
Crawford CountyNo3.21
Door CountyNo0.74
Dunn CountyNo41.2
Forest CountyNo3.30.9
Green Lake CountyNo0.72.6
Iron CountyNo11.6
Jackson CountyNo3.70.4
Juneau CountyNo2.70.3
Lincoln CountyNo3.11.1
Menominee CountyNo2.95.3
Oneida CountyNo0.23.9
Ozaukee CountyNo1.45.7
Pepin CountyNo3.30.1
Portage CountyNo2.31.9
Price CountyNo2.90.2
Rusk CountyNo2.11.2
Sauk CountyNo1.13.2
Sawyer CountyNo1.14
Taylor CountyNo1.90.2
Vilas CountyNo0.33
Walworth CountyNo2.12.8
Waupaca CountyNo2.50.7

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