Palmyra, Minnesota is a small town situated in the southeast corner of the state. It has a close-knit community and is home to many families and businesses. The town has a long history of political activity with local elections being held every two years. Political candidates from both major parties regularly vie for seats in Palmyra鈥檚 City Council and school board. Recent issues that have been debated by these elected officials include healthcare, public works projects, and tax reform. Local voters have the opportunity to participate in these debates and choose which candidates they believe will best serve their interests. All in all, Palmyra has a vibrant political scene that helps shape its future.
The political climate in Palmyra, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Palmyra, MN is very conservative.
Renville 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.
Palmyra, 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 Palmyra, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 75 contributions totaling $2,363 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $9,885 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)