Richardson, Minnesota is a small town located in Wilkin County. It is home to a diverse population of approximately 250 people, who are represented by elected public officials. The local political landscape of Richardson consists of the Mayor and four City Council members, each elected for a four-year term. With the small number of voters in the community, the elections are often hotly contested and passionate debates over the issues taking place in town can be heard on election day. Beyond just elections, town hall meetings and other public forums provide an opportunity for residents to discuss important topics facing Richardson and voice their opinions on how best to move forward. All voices within the community are given equal consideration and valued as an integral part of maintaining Richardson's unique small-town feel.
The political climate in Richardson, MN is very conservative.
Morrison County, MN is very conservative. In Morrison County, MN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.3%.
Morrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Richardson, MN is very conservative.
Morrison 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.
Richardson, 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 Richardson, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $365 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)