The small town of Highland, MN is a rural area with an estimated population of just under 400 people. Despite its size, it has a strong sense of community and active political scene. Local politics are largely driven by the mayor and city council, which are elected by the citizens to represent their interests in the town. The mayor and members of the city council handle important local issues such as taxation, zoning ordinances, budgeting, road maintenance, police protection and other areas that are important to the community's quality of life. In addition to the regular meetings held by the city council on matters concerning local government, residents also have the opportunity to get involved in other civic activities such as hosting potluck dinners or volunteering for community service projects. All in all, Highland is an example of how even a small town can be very politically active with citizens who take pride in their community and strive to make it better for everyone.
The political climate in Highland, MN is strongly conservative.
Wabasha County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wabasha County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabasha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Wabasha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Highland, MN is strongly conservative.
Wabasha County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Highland, 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 Highland, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $2,814 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $11,754 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)