Geneva, MN is a small town located in Freeborn County. It has a population of around 890 people and is known for its rural charm and friendly atmosphere. Politically, the town is represented by Minnesota's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House of Representatives, represented by Jim Hagedorn since 2019. On the state level, Geneva is part of District 27A in the Minnesota House of Representatives, currently represented by Republican Bob Gunther since 1998. In terms of local politics, Geneva holds elections for city council members every four years. Currently the mayor and five councilors are responsible for governing the city and making decisions that affect all residents of Geneva. As with most small towns, there tends to be a lot of focus on local issues such as road maintenance or zoning regulations rather than national or international matters. Overall, Geneva's political climate tends to lean conservative but still allows for open discussion on important local issues that affect everyone in the community.
The political climate in Geneva, MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Freeborn County, MN 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Freeborn county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.0%.
Freeborn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Geneva, MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Albert Lea Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Geneva, 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 Geneva, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 66 contributions totaling $1,078 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 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)