Helena, MN is a small rural town located in the Midwest. Despite its size, it has a vibrant and active political landscape. Local elections for city council and mayor are held every two years, with candidates from both major parties vying to represent their constituents. There have been several successful initiatives that have been passed in recent years, such as the creation of new recreational parks and improvements to existing infrastructure. Community organizations also play an important role in advocating for local issues and acting as liaisons between citizens and their government representatives. The people of Helena take great pride in their democracy and actively participate in the decision-making process through voting and civil engagement.
The political climate in Helena, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MN is leaning conservative. In Scott County, MN 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Helena, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Helena, 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 Helena, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 513 contributions totaling $16,719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 181 contributions totaling $45,388 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $251 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)