Waltham, Minnesota is a small town located in southeastern Minnesota with a population of approximately 500 people. The town's local government consists of the mayor and four council members, all of whom are elected by the citizens every two years. The mayor and council members work together to ensure that the needs of their constituents are met. They are responsible for managing the town's budget, negotiating contracts for services, maintaining infrastructure, approving development projects, and making decisions on other important matters related to the community. The political system in Waltham is known for being open and inclusive - new ideas are welcomed from all citizens regardless of their political affiliation or background. As a result, residents feel comfortable engaging in local politics and advocating for their interests. Despite its small size, Waltham has a vibrant political culture that helps keep it running smoothly and effectively.
The political climate in Zip 55982 (Waltham, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55982 (Waltham, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Waltham, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Mower County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Austin 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.
Waltham, Minnesota: D D D D 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 55982 (Waltham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)