New London, Minnesota is a small town with a population of just over 1,500 people. It is located in Kandiyohi County and has been an important part of the local community for more than a century. New London is home to many small businesses and quaint shops that have served its residents for years. The politics of New London are overseen by the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners who are elected by the citizens of the county every two years. The board is responsible for making decisions about taxation, issuing building permits, and allocating budgets for various programs throughout the county. In addition to the county board, New London also sends representatives to the state legislature every two years. These representatives work to ensure that their constituents’ voices are heard in the legislative process. While no local political candidates are currently running in this election cycle, it is important for New London residents to stay informed and engaged when it comes to politics.
The political climate in New London, MN is moderately conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New London, MN is moderately conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar Metro Area is strongly 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.
New London, 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 New London, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $6,276 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $61,656 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $561 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)