Pleasant Hill, Minnesota is a small town located in the northwestern region of the state. The town has a population of just over 2,000 people and is known for its rich history and peaceful atmosphere. Despite its small size, Pleasant Hill has an active political scene with plenty of local candidates running for office every election cycle. The mayor and city council members are elected by the citizens of Pleasant Hill to ensure that their voices are heard on matters that affect their community, such as zoning regulations and public safety. Local politicians work hard to make sure that Pleasant Hill remains a wonderful place to live and raise a family. They also strive to provide good educational opportunities for students, maintain excellent law enforcement services, support economic growth, and protect the environment.
The political climate in Pleasant Hill, 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
Pleasant Hill, 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.
Pleasant Hill, 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 Pleasant Hill, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,409 contributions totaling $80,142 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 417 contributions totaling $365,391 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $876 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)