Prairieville, MN is a small rural town located in the Midwest. While it is relatively low population, Prairieville has an active city government with elected officials. The city council consists of four members who are voted into office during the local elections every two years. The mayor is also elected every four years and works alongside the council to create and implement laws and policy for the city. There is an active civic life in Prairieville with regular events, activities, and meetings that engage citizens in the political process. People from all different backgrounds come together to discuss issues and take part in decision-making processes that affect their community. Political discourse takes place through public forums, online discussion boards, and other outlets as well. Prairieville's politics are vibrant, engaging, and diverse, representing the interests of its citizens.
The political climate in Prairieville, MN is very conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prairieville, MN is very conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm Metro Area 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.
Prairieville, 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 Prairieville, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $5,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $35,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $556 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)