Winton, MN is a small town with a population of 3,000 people located in the Midwest. Despite its size, local politics are still an important part of the community and there are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved. Local elections take place each year and draw a large turnout from the community. The city is currently represented by Mayor Joe Smith who was elected into office in 2020. Joe Smith has been working hard to ensure that the needs of all Winton residents are met and he is committed to making sure that all citizens have access to quality services. In addition, there are numerous local Political Action Committees and organizations advocating for various causes within Winton, ranging from environmental protection to civil rights. By participating in these groups, residents can make their voices heard and play a role in shaping the future of their city.
The political climate in Winton, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winton, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Winton, Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Winton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 473 contributions totaling $34,673 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 77 contributions totaling $13,996 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)