Fulda, Minnesota is a small rural town located in Murray County. It has a strong sense of community and its residents take pride in their local politics. The primary way for locals to participate in politics is to vote in municipal elections which take place every two years. Each election features candidates running for various positions such as mayor, city council member, and county commissioner. These candidates must be approved by the citizens of Fulda through an open election process. They must also demonstrate their commitment to the town's values and policies in order to gain support from the voters. During these elections, citizens are encouraged to research each candidate before making a decision on who will best serve the community's interests. Additionally, Fulda residents have access to numerous resources that allow them to stay up-to-date on upcoming political events such as city council meetings, debates, candidate forums, and much more. Through active involvement and engagement with politics at all levels, Fulda citizens ensure that their town's government remains effective and reflective of their values.
The political climate in Fulda, MN is strongly conservative.
Murray County, MN is very conservative. In Murray County, MN 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fulda, MN is strongly conservative.
Murray 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.
Fulda, Minnesota: r R d 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 Fulda, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)