Rice, MN is a small town located in the great state of Minnesota. It has a population of about 1,600 people and is known for its friendly residents and tight-knit community. Politically, Rice is an area divided with its citizens having different opinions on various issues. Local politics have been an important part of the town since it was founded, with many local candidates running for office in recent years. Most recently, two candidates ran for mayor - one from the Democratic party and one from the Republican party. The race was close but ultimately the Democratic candidate won out and was elected as mayor. This result reflects the political diversity of Rice and shows how much local politics matter to this tight-knit community.
The political climate in Zip 56367 (Rice, MN) is strongly conservative.
Benton County, MN is very conservative. In Benton County, MN 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.7%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56367 (Rice, MN) is strongly conservative.
Rice, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Benton County, Minnesota is very conservative.
St. Cloud Metro Area is strongly 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.
Rice, 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 56367 (Rice)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,706 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $34,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $519 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)