Sheridan, MN is a small town located in southwestern Minnesota. It has a population of around 500 people and is known for its peaceful communities and friendly people. Despite its small size, Sheridan has an active political scene. Local elections are held every four years to determine who will serve on the town’s board of trustees. These trustees are responsible for setting policy on everything from zoning laws to local taxes. Additionally, the town participates in the county wide elections which take place every two years. This allows Sheridan residents to cast their ballots for county offices such as sheriff and school board members. Although the number of candidates running in any given year may be limited, Sheridan residents take their civic responsibility seriously by participating in these important local elections.
The political climate in Sheridan, MN is very conservative.
Redwood County, MN is very conservative. In Redwood County, MN 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Redwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.4%.
Redwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sheridan, MN is very conservative.
Redwood 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.
Sheridan, 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 Sheridan, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 306 contributions totaling $13,858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 111 contributions totaling $12,198 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)