Hassan Valley, MN is a small city located in the southern part of the state. It has a long history of politics and local government involvement. The city council consists of 5 members who are elected by the residents of Hassan Valley every 4 years. They are responsible for making decisions that affect the lives of those living in Hassan Valley, such as setting taxes, approving zoning changes, and creating laws. There is also a Mayor who presides over the council meetings and is responsible for ensuring that all decisions made by the council are fair and equitable. In addition to the city council, there are numerous other political organizations present in Hassan Valley that contribute to its governance including school boards, park districts, and fire departments. Residents of Hassan Valley have had the opportunity to participate in elections for most of these organizations over recent years, ensuring their voices are heard on issues that affect them directly.
The political climate in Hassan Valley, MN is strongly conservative.
McLeod County, MN is very conservative. In McLeod County, MN 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLeod county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.6%.
McLeod county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hassan Valley, MN is strongly conservative.
McLeod County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Hutchinson Metro Area is very conservative.
Minnesota 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.
Hassan Valley, Minnesota: R R R 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 Hassan Valley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 210 contributions totaling $16,093 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 349 contributions totaling $34,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)