Hampden, MN is a small rural town located in southeastern Minnesota. It has a strong sense of community and civic pride, which manifests itself in the many local political organizations and initiatives that are active in the town. Locally, there are several political parties that have significant influence on the politics of Hampden. These include the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL), the Republican Party, and the Green Party. Each party supports different policies and candidates for office. Furthermore, Hampden has one state legislative district that includes two representatives from each party—one House Representative and one Senate Representative—who all work together to ensure fair representation for their constituent's needs. Additionally, Hampden is home to many local initiatives such as expansion of infrastructure, support for small businesses, and environmental protection. All of these efforts help contribute to a vibrant political culture in Hampden which helps keep citizens informed and engaged with their community's future goals.
The political climate in Hampden, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, MN is moderately conservative. In Kittson County, MN 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kittson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 38.1%.
Kittson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hampden, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Hampden, Minnesota: r 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 Hampden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $9,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $498 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)