Sundown, MN is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It has been home to many generations of families and individuals since it was first established more than 100 years ago. While the population of Sundown is relatively small, it still has an active political scene with local candidates that often run for office. The current mayor is Joe Smith, who has held office for several years and local citizens have enjoyed his leadership. The town council consists of five members who are elected by Sundown's residents every two years. Issues that come before the council include infrastructure improvement projects, budget matters, and zoning regulations. In addition to local politics, Sundown also takes part in larger regional and statewide elections which can significantly impact the lives of its citizens.
The political climate in Sundown, 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
Sundown, 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.
Sundown, 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 Sundown, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $349 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $4,752 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)