Excel, MN is a small town located in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. With a population of just over 200 residents, Excel is known for its tight-knit community and sense of neighborly spirit. Although it is a small town, Excel has a vibrant political culture that reflects its residents’ commitment to staying informed on current events and engaging in meaningful conversations about local issues. Local political candidates are often true representatives of their constituents and prioritize understanding the needs of their communities. Residents can participate in political activities such as town hall meetings and forums that allow them to stay connected with their elected officials. The politics here are largely nonpartisan; instead, citizens focus on coming together to form solutions that will benefit all members of their community.
The political climate in Excel, MN is very conservative.
Marshall County, MN is very conservative. In Marshall County, MN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.3%.
Marshall county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Excel, MN is very conservative.
Marshall County, Minnesota is very 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.
Excel, Minnesota: R R d 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 Excel, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 221 contributions totaling $7,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 259 contributions totaling $28,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)