Wheatland, MN is a small town located in the state of Minnesota. It has a long history and strong sense of community that is evident in its political dynamics. The town’s government is largely led by local citizens who work together to ensure the best possible outcome for their community. Local elections are held every two years and residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics, whether it be attending meetings or casting their vote on election day. Issues such as taxes, education, and public safety are all important topics of discussion within the town’s politics. The majority of Wheatland’s citizens are dedicated to ensuring that the town’s quality of life remains high and that its residents have access to the resources they need to thrive.
The political climate in Wheatland, MN is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, MN is leaning liberal. In Rice County, MN 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained narrowly Republican, 48.9% to 48.8%.
Rice county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheatland, MN is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Faribault-Northfield 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.
Wheatland, Minnesota: d d D d 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 Wheatland, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 168 contributions totaling $9,656 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $17,704 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)