Bernadotte, MN is a small town located in the Midwest United States. With a population of just over 4,000, it has a small-town feel with a strong sense of community. The political landscape in Bernadotte is largely driven by local activists and organizations that work to engage citizens and foster dialogue about important issues. Individuals often come together to discuss topics such as voting rights, economic development, health care, education, and environmental sustainability. The local government consists of representatives who are elected by their constituents to represent them on issues that impact the town. Local city council meetings are open to all residents and provide an opportunity for them to voice their opinions and have their concerns heard. Despite its small size, Bernadotte has been known to make powerful strides when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Bernadotte, MN is somewhat conservative.
Nicollet County, MN is leaning liberal. In Nicollet County, MN 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nicollet county flipped Democratic, 50.3% to 47.2%.
Nicollet county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bernadotte, MN is somewhat conservative.
Nicollet County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Bernadotte, Minnesota: r d D d r d
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 Bernadotte, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 522 contributions totaling $59,798 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 128 contributions totaling $29,380 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $230 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)