The small town of Amboy, MN is an important part of the state's political landscape. Its citizens are active in local government and regularly cast their votes for elected officials. The town is governed by a mayor and four city council members, all of whom are elected to two-year terms. In addition to the mayor, two councilmen are elected from one district and two from another. Local elections are held annually on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November.
Amboy takes part in several state initiatives and is represented in state legislative committees and boards. It also participates actively in federal politics, sending delegates to Congress each year to represent its citizens’ interests. The town is seen as a bellwether for statewide political trends due to its diverse population and mix of rural and urban issues. With a keen eye on both national and local politics, Amboy residents take their role as citizens seriously - voting in every election, engaging with their representatives, and advocating for progressive policies that benefit their community.
The political climate in Amboy, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Amboy, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Amboy, Minnesota: r d D d r 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 Amboy, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $245 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)