Holden, Minnesota is a small rural city located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its friendly residents and stunning landscapes. In Holden, politics are dominated by local elections that focus on providing the best services for the community. The city has a mayor and four city council members who work together to make decisions affecting Holden’s citizens. All positions are elected for two-year terms and candidates must receive a majority of votes to be elected into office. During election cycles, candidates actively campaign throughout the community, attending events, forums, and debates to promote their platforms and ideas. Candidates also reach out to residents through door-knocking campaigns as well as online platforms. Through these efforts, residents have an opportunity to become informed about each candidate's views and decide which one they believe will best serve their needs and interests.
The political climate in Holden, MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holden, MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing 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.
Holden, 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 Holden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $5,983 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 84 contributions totaling $24,218 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)