West Concord, MN is a small town located in Dodge County. It has been a historically strong Democratic-leaning area, with much of its population consisting of working class families. Most people are proud to be part of the community because of its evident sense of camaraderie and its commitment to progressive politics. While the town does not have any local political candidates running for office, many residents still work actively for causes they believe in such as protecting the environment and increasing access to health care. The city also prides itself on encouraging active civic engagement by hosting workshops and events for citizens interested in learning more about how to get involved in their local government.
The political climate in West Concord, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, MN is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, MN 33.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.5%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Concord, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
West Concord, 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 West Concord, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,692 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $24,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $2,455 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)