Dakota, MN is a small but bustling town with a population of over 10,000 people. The local political scene in Dakota is quite interesting, as the town has seen some spirited races for mayor and city council in recent years. The elections are typically very close and hotly contested, with both major and minor political parties fielding candidates. These elections have been known to turn on even the smallest issues, making them all the more exciting for residents. Local civic groups and advocacy organizations play a significant role in these elections by helping to educate and inform voters about their choices. With such an engaged citizenry, it's no wonder that politics in Dakota can be so intense!
The political climate in Dakota, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dakota, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona 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.
Dakota, Minnesota: d 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 Dakota, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $4,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)