Hart, MN is a small town located in the Midwest United States. Despite its small size, Hart has a rich political history and culture. The town operates under the mayor-council form of government, with an elected mayor and four city council members representing each of the four wards in Hart. The current mayor is Bruce Johnson, who has served for over 20 years. The local elections typically consist of contested races at the mayoral level as well as for positions on the city council. Residents are actively involved in local politics by attending meetings and voting in local elections. There are also several civic organizations active in Hart that work to address important issues such as education, healthcare, and economic development. These organizations have created a strong sense of community among Hart’s residents and have helped to foster an environment where citizens can feel connected with their local government and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Hart, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hart, MN is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona 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.
Hart, Minnesota: d 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 Hart, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,382 contributions totaling $80,583 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 384 contributions totaling $359,750 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $937 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)