Chaska, MN is an interesting city when it comes to politics. Located in the southeastern corner of the Twin Cities metropolitan area, Chaska has a unique blend of local and regional political interests. With a population of about 25,000 people, the city has become a hotbed for political discourse. At the local level, voters often support candidates that align with their views on fiscal responsibility and social issues such as education and public safety. In recent years, there have been some contentious races for mayor and city council positions as well as several successful ballot initiatives to support the community’s economic development plans. On the regional level, Chaska residents are generally supportive of state-wide initiatives such as transportation funding or environmental protections. In addition, they often display strong support for national leaders who reflect their own core values and beliefs. All in all, Chaska's political scene is an example of how active civic engagement can shape a city's future.
The political climate in Chaska, MN is leaning conservative.
Carver County, MN is leaning conservative. In Carver County, MN 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carver county remained Republican, 51.2% to 46.4%.
Carver county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chaska, MN is leaning conservative.
Carver County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Chaska, 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 Chaska, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,043 contributions totaling $51,909 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 261 contributions totaling $465,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,784 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)