Waterville, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 1,500 people. The local political atmosphere is one that focuses on community and collaboration. Citizens of Waterville are typically very involved in their local government and strive to ensure that the best interests of the entire community are met. The Mayor and City Council work together to create policies and regulations that benefit all citizens, while also working to bring positive economic growth and development to the area. The city also has a large network of local political organizations and groups dedicated to promoting civic engagement within the community. These groups focus on issues such as environmental sustainability, youth engagement, economic development, and more. Waterville is a town where residents are passionate about their town's politics and strive hard to make sure everyone's voice is heard.
The political climate in Waterville, MN is moderately conservative.
Le Sueur County, MN is strongly conservative. In Le Sueur County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Le Sueur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.7%.
Le Sueur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waterville, MN is moderately conservative.
Le Sueur County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Waterville, 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 Waterville, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $7,222 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $401 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)