Plainview, MN is a small town in the midwestern United States with a population of around 3,500 people. It is an area known for its strong sense of community and traditional values. Politically, Plainview has long been a largely conservative area, with a majority of citizens voting for more socially and fiscally conservative candidates. In recent years, however, liberal candidates have made some gains in the local elections, as progressive ideas have become more popular in the region. Local politics are always fiercely contested here in Plainview with both sides hoping to win over voters with their respective platforms and agendas. Though the political landscape may be shifting, most residents still take part in non-partisan activities like voting on referendums or attending town hall meetings to ensure their voices are heard in their local government.
The political climate in Plainview, MN is moderately conservative.
Wabasha County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wabasha County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabasha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Wabasha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Plainview, MN is moderately conservative.
Wabasha County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Plainview, 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 Plainview, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,364 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 110 contributions totaling $8,504 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $77 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)