Hanover, Minnesota is a small city located in the southern part of the state. It has an active local government, with a mayor, a city council, and various boards and commissions that are responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the city. The local political scene is lively and engaging, with citizens actively participating in local elections. Every two years, citizens come together to elect a mayor and four city council members who help shape the policies and direction of Hanover's future. In addition to the mayor and council members, there are several appointed officials who serve on various boards and commissions including the planning commission, parks board, and public safety commission. Residents take great pride in their community and strive to make it one of the best places to live in Minnesota.
The political climate in Hanover, MN is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hanover, MN is strongly conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Hanover, Minnesota: R R R 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 Hanover, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 779 contributions totaling $67,505 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 548 contributions totaling $277,339 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $506 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)