Ceylon, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 1,800 people. Politics in Ceylon are typically known for being relatively conservative. The majority of local politicians are members of the Republican Party and often advocate for traditional values and governmental spending that is fiscally responsible. Since Ceylon is such a small community, there are few elected officials who represent the town at the state or federal level. However, many local politicians from Ceylon are working hard to make sure that their voices are heard and that their constituents' concerns remain at the forefront of policy initiatives.
The political climate in Ceylon, MN is strongly conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ceylon, MN is strongly conservative.
Martin County, Minnesota 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.
Ceylon, 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 Ceylon, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 102 contributions totaling $1,115 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $745 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $186 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)