Dundas, Minnesota is a small city located in Rice County. Although its population is relatively small, the politics of Dundas are vibrant and important to the people who call it home. The City Council of Dundas consists of five members who meet regularly to discuss issues that affect the local community. These City Councilors collaborate with local residents and businesses to develop policies that will benefit everyone in Dundas. Additionally, there are a variety of state and national representatives who work hard for the people of Dundas on a larger scale. From working together on infrastructure projects to advocating for higher quality schools, these political representatives have been working diligently to ensure that Dundas remains a flourishing city where citizens can live comfortably and safely.
The political climate in Dundas, MN is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, MN is leaning liberal. In Rice County, MN 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained narrowly Republican, 48.9% to 48.8%.
Rice county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dundas, MN is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Faribault-Northfield 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.
Dundas, 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 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 Dundas, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,175 contributions totaling $304,466 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $60,759 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)