Chatfield, MN is a small town located in southeastern Minnesota. With a population of just over 3,000 people, Chatfield is a close-knit community with strong ties to the local political landscape. Despite its size, Chatfield boasts a number of important political figures who work hard for the benefit of their constituents. From city council members and county commissioners to state legislators, these local representatives are closely involved in the daily lives of people in Chatfield and take the time to listen to their concerns. Their efforts have helped shape much of the progress that has been made in Chatfield over the years and have secured its position as a tight-knit community with high standards for living.
The political climate in Chatfield, MN is moderately conservative.
Fillmore County, MN is moderately conservative. In Fillmore County, MN 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fillmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.5%.
Fillmore county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chatfield, MN is moderately conservative.
Fillmore County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Rochester 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.
Chatfield, 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 Chatfield, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $13,444 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $28,234 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $504 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)