Norfolk, Minnesota is a small city located in the heart of the state. The city is governed by a Mayor and six City Council members who are elected from wards to serve four-year terms. The city council members are responsible for creating policies and regulations that reflect the wishes of Norfolk citizens. The Mayor is responsible for approving laws and ordinances, appointing officials and boards, presiding over meetings, developing an annual budget, and working with the other council members to ensure that Norfolk continues to be a desirable community in which to live, work, and play. There have been several local initiatives launched over the years that have addressed issues such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, parks and recreation, environmental concerns, cultural activities and historic preservation. Additionally, there have been many collaborations between local governments on various initiatives that benefit all citizens of Norfolk.
The political climate in Norfolk, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norfolk, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, Minnesota is very 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.
Norfolk, 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 Norfolk, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 45 contributions totaling $1,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $8,316 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)