Wheeling, MN is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It has a proud history of engaging in politics and making sure that their voices are heard. Over the years, many local political candidates have run for office in Wheeling and they strive to represent the best interests of their constituents. Although there is currently no information available about current candidates running for office, there are several active political clubs and organizations that serve to educate the citizens on what is happening in local government. These organizations provide information such as upcoming elections and important legislation being considered by local lawmakers, so that people can stay informed and make an informed decision when it comes time to cast their votes. There is also a strong sense of civic responsibility among residents to participate in community activities and take an active role in the governing process.
The political climate in Wheeling, 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
Wheeling, 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.
Wheeling, 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 Wheeling, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,366 contributions totaling $344,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 561 contributions totaling $113,935 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)