Minnesota City is located in the heart of Minnesota, and it is a vibrant city filled with history and culture. Political life in this city is thriving, with plenty of active initiatives that are making changes both locally and on a state-wide level. The governing body of Minnesota City consists of an elected Mayor and four Council Members who are all voted into office every two years by citizens living in the city. All residents can take part in local politics by attending public meetings, voting in elections, or volunteering for local campaigns. There are also many opportunities to get involved with state-level politics like attending legislative hearings or joining advocacy groups who work to influence the decisions made by elected officials at the state capitol. No matter what one's political views may be, there is something for everyone in Minnesota City politics!
The political climate in Minnesota City, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Minnesota City, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Minnesota City, Minnesota: d d D D r d
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 Minnesota City, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $24 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)