The politics of Saratoga, MN are shaped by the town's commitment to small-town values and fiscal responsibility. In the 2020 election, voters in Saratoga will select representatives for a variety of local offices, including mayor, city council members, school board members, and county supervisors. Saratoga residents have historically favored candidates who share their commitment to traditional small-town values and fiscal conservatism. The candidates for these offices must demonstrate an understanding of the importance of preserving Saratoga’s heritage while actively engaging in the development of new initiatives that will benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Saratoga, 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
Saratoga, 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.
Saratoga, 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 Saratoga, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $10,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $16,465 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)