The most divided place in America: Charming waterfront town descends into anarchy over the election with voters fearing being shot and one street dubbed 'crazy corner'

A Wisconsin city which is the most 'politically divided in America' is being torn apart by warring locals in the run up to the election .

The partition in 'friendly' Algoma is so deep it even runs between husbands and wives.

The city of 3,200 people has always been tightly contested, but this election things are heating up even further.

Residents have been drawn into screaming matches in the street and even say they fear being 'shot' for declaring their political allegiances too outwardly.

Meanwhile, the intersection between the homes of two politically opposed neighbors has become so overrun with competing campaign signs it has been dubbed 'crazy corner'.

Dennis Paul, a Republican and Abbey Bridges, a Democrat , recently got into an online spat which spilled over into the real world when Paul, 65, began hurling insults at Bridges, 40 as she walked her dog, the New York Times reports.

Bridges ended up calling the police after she claims Paul made threats against her, which he denied.

Bridges said she has resorted to keeping her shades drawn to avoid any further confrontations.

'He called me a whole bunch of things that really didn't make sense,' she told the NYT. 'Now, I am avoiding him like the plague.'

Paul admitted to shouting but said he has 'no problem' with his neighbors ,even though he said he has had people honking and giving the finger to him over his Trump signs.

Their dispute began over an anonymous post in the Algoma community Facebook page, urging people to 'choose kindness' and not to tamper with people's political lawn signs.

The apparently innocuous request spawn a thread of more than 100 comments as feuding locals got into a heated back and forth.

The response to the mild mannered message is perhaps indicative of the political climate in Algoma, which is now taking up increasing amounts of police time.

Police Chief David Allen has already had to deal with teens knocking down Kamala Harris signs, a Democrat supporter receiving anonymous hate mail and numerous complaints about campaign signs where they shouldn't be.

'It just seems like it just makes my job harder,' Chief Allen said. 'And it makes my officers' jobs harder. Their jobs are hard enough doing the things that they're dealing with.'

Outside the political divides, Algoma is a charming waterfront city best known for its picturesque harbor and small town feel.

The city's marketing slogan is, 'friendly Algoma', something which local Jacqueline Mary pointed out during the back and forth on the anonymous Facebook post.

'Let's try to live up to the marketing message please!' She urged among the slew of charged messages.

Margins in Algoma have always been tight. In the last election, Joe Biden won out by just six votes.

The local coffee club, run by Dusty Moore, meets every Friday and attracts a politically diverse group.

But one member recalled his fear after Moore turned up to one meeting sporting a 'white dudes for Harris' hat.

'I'm sitting here thinking, are we on a street that has a lot of Trump people?' Melanie Shaw said. 'Like we're kind of in an open area. Are we going to get shot at or anything?'

However, amid the tensions many locals find a way to live in harmony with those across the aisle.

Lawyer Jacob Blazkovec, who is an official with the county Republican Party, says his sister, who is married to the chair of the county Democratic party Stan Johnson, helps keep the peace.

'Our views are different politically,' Johnson said. 'But that's her brother and I'm her husband. She's the one that keeps the family together.'

But Blazkovec revealed there is division even in his home, with his wife Peggy, an independent, refusing his request to put up a Trump sign.

'She goes, 'I will not vote for that man,' and I think it's because of his character,' Blazkovec said. 'So we agree to disagree, and our votes are going to cancel out.'

City clerk Erin Mueller was also confident that the town would get through the election in one piece.

'This is a very small community, where everybody cares about everybody, regardless of what your political beliefs are,' she said. 'Everybody's going to sit at the same table and drink out of the same pot of coffee.'