Ellington, MN is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. It is known for its friendly and welcoming atmosphere, as well as its beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. Despite its small size, Ellington has an active political scene. The town has various local politics groups that work to ensure that the community's best interests are taken into account when making decisions. Residents can participate in local elections to help shape the future of their town, giving them a voice in local government. Additionally, there are several organizations that host events focused on discussing hot button topics such as economic development and social justice issues within Ellington. These events provide citizens with an opportunity to engage with their peers and to voice their opinions on key matters affecting the community.
The political climate in Ellington, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, MN is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, MN 33.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.5%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ellington, MN is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Ellington, 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 Ellington, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $2,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $26,276 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)