Kiester, MN is a small rural town situated in the southern part of the state. Its politics are mostly dictated by its local government, which consists of a mayor, council members, and other offices. The mayor is elected by Kiester residents every two years and the council members are appointed by the mayor for four-year terms. The current mayor of Kiester is Tom Jones, who has been in office since 2016. In the past few years, his administration has focused on improving key infrastructure such as roads and public utilities. To fund these initiatives, the local government has proposed a property tax increase and secured a grant from the state government. In addition to these projects, Mayor Jones鈥檚 administration has also started numerous programs to address important issues that affect Kiester citizens such as affordable housing, job training, and youth mentorship. The people of Kiester have responded positively to these efforts and continue to support their local leaders in their quest for progress.
The political climate in Kiester, MN is strongly conservative.
Faribault County, MN is very conservative. In Faribault County, MN 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faribault county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.0%.
Faribault county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kiester, MN is strongly conservative.
Faribault County, Minnesota 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.
Kiester, 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 Kiester, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)