Vernon, MN is located in the southeastern part of the state and is home to an engaged political community. Residents take a strong interest in local issues and actively participate in debates and discussions about the town’s future. In recent years, Vernon has seen a number of initiatives aimed at improving infrastructure and quality of life, such as investments in transportation networks, sustainable energy projects, and educational reform. Local elections draw many candidates from both major parties who are passionate about creating positive changes for the town. Community members often turn out to hear from candidates, engage in debates, and make their voices heard at the polls. Overall, Vernon has a thriving political scene that can be seen in its active civic engagement and efforts to shape a better tomorrow for its citizens.
The political climate in Vernon, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, MN is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, MN 33.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.5%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vernon, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Vernon, 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 Vernon, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 126 contributions totaling $8,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $6,807 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)