Nilsen, MN is a small town located in southern Minnesota. It is a quiet, rural community with a population of about 2,000 people. The town has an elected mayor and city council members that work together to make decisions for the town. They focus on maintaining a strong infrastructure, providing services to the residents, and encouraging economic growth. The local government works closely with the state government in order to ensure that Nilsen's interests are represented on a larger scale. Although there are no current local political candidates running for office, citizens of Nilsen are encouraged to stay informed and get involved in their local politics by attending meetings and casting their votes whenever necessary.
The political climate in Nilsen, MN is strongly conservative.
Wilkin County, MN is very conservative. In Wilkin County, MN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.9%.
Wilkin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nilsen, MN is strongly conservative.
Wilkin County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Wahpeton 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.
Nilsen, 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 Nilsen, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $7,197 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $5,117 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)