Nelson, MN is a small community located in 56355. Even though it is a small town, politics still remain an important issue in the area. Politically, Nelson residents are represented by Republican and Democratic candidates at the local level. The city council is divided into four wards, each with two representatives who are elected to serve on council. All of them are responsible for taking into consideration the needs and wants of their constituents when making decisions about public policies and funding allocations. Aside from the local government issues, there are also numerous other political organizations that hold events and meetings in the area including parties, civic clubs, advocacy groups, religious organizations and more. Residents take part in local politics by attending meetings and getting involved with various political issues they care about.
The political climate in Zip 56355 (Nelson, MN) is very conservative.
Douglas County, MN is very conservative. In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56355 (Nelson, MN) is very conservative.
Nelson, Minnesota is very conservative.
Douglas County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Alexandria 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.
Nelson, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 56355 (Nelson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $702 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 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)