Mount Vernon, MN is a small rural community located in the southeastern corner of the state. The town has a rich history, with its first settlers arriving in 1854 and developing a thriving agricultural community in the years that followed. The town has seen some changes over the years, but today it remains an active and vibrant part of the local area.
Politically speaking, Mount Vernon, MN is split between two counties. Douglas County is primarily Republican while Pipestone County leans more towards Democratic candidates. In recent years, local candidates have fought hard for their constituents' rights on issues ranging from infrastructure to education funding. Voter turnout is high during primary elections and local residents take an active role in all elections to ensure that their voices are heard. Additionally, many citizens are actively involved with local political campaigns and helping support their preferred candidates throughout the election cycle.
The political climate in Mount Vernon, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mount Vernon, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mount Vernon, Minnesota: d d D D r d
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 Mount Vernon, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $5,336 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $150 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)