The politics of Olney, MN are shaped by the local leaders who strive to serve the best interests of their constituents. With a population of around 700 people, the city is run by a mayor and four city council members who work together to make sure that their community remains safe and prosperous. They work to keep taxes low, maintain infrastructure, develop new businesses, and address any issues that arise within the area. The council also works with regional government representatives to ensure that they receive resources and assistance from state and federal agencies. Additionally, they participate in conversations about important topics like the environment or healthcare, engaging with their constituents to make sure their voices are heard on matters that affect them all.
The political climate in Olney, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, MN is strongly conservative. In Nobles County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nobles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Nobles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Olney, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Worthington 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.
Olney, 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 Olney, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)