Wadena, MN is a small city located in Otter Tail County and is part of the larger Minnesota region. It is known for its rural atmosphere and friendly locals. When it comes to politics, Wadena is heavily influenced by state and national politics. While there are no local political candidates to mention specifically, the citizens of Wadena take their civic duty seriously and are committed to making sure their voices are heard in the political process. The county has had an active Democratic party since its inception in 1883, making it one of the oldest Democratic parties in the state of Minnesota. The Republican Party also holds a strong presence in Wadena with both local and statewide politicians regularly coming to speak with constituents about important issues that affect their community. Residents take pride in their ability to hold elected officials accountable at all levels of government while staying informed on current political issues that affect them.
The political climate in Wadena, MN is moderately conservative.
Wadena County, MN is very conservative. In Wadena County, MN 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wadena county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.4%.
Wadena county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wadena, MN is moderately conservative.
Wadena County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area 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.
Wadena, 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 Wadena, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $12,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $9,226 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)