Sunburg, MN is located in the heart of Minnesota and is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. Although it is home to a population of just over 2,000 people, Sunburg is an active community with plenty of political activity. Local elections are held annually for mayor and city council members who help make decisions about Sunburg's budget, infrastructure projects, zoning laws, and more. The residents of Sunburg take a keen interest in local politics and regularly vote on important issues that affect the entire town. Additionally, there are several civic organizations that help keep citizens informed on city developments and provide resources to get involved in their community. With such active involvement from the citizens of Sunburg, it's no wonder why this small town remains one of the most vibrant places to live in Minnesota.
The political climate in Sunburg, MN is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunburg, MN is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar Metro Area is strongly 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.
Sunburg, 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 Sunburg, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $735 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)