Annandale, MN is a small city located in Central Minnesota. The city has a strong focus on community and local politics, with many residents actively engaged in local government and civic activities. The Annandale City Council consists of five elected officials who set policy for the community, monitor budgets, and ensure that the city's infrastructure is maintained. Additionally, the city has several committees which are made up of citizens who help provide input on municipal projects and initiatives. In addition to the committees and City Council, voters in Annandale also elect representatives to serve in the state legislature, county government offices, and at-large positions on school boards. With such active participation from citizens in the political process, Annandale is able to maintain a high quality of life for its residents while also providing an example of effective local governance.
The political climate in Annandale, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Annandale, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Annandale, 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 Annandale, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 136 contributions totaling $47,980 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $353 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $7,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)