Houston, MN is a small town located in southeastern Minnesota in the county of Houston. Although it is small, Houston boasts a strong sense of community that comes through in its politics. The local government in Houston consists of a Mayor, four Council Members and City Administrator who are all elected by the people of Houston. Elections for all these positions usually take place every two years and provide citizens with the chance to have their voices heard on important issues such as infrastructure improvements or new city ordinances. Furthermore, Houston takes part in state and federal elections to choose representatives at all levels of government who will best serve the interests of the residents. With many opportunities to be involved, it is easy for residents to ensure their voices are heard when it comes to local politics in Houston.
The political climate in Houston, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Houston County, MN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 42.4%.
Houston county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Houston, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
La Crosse-Onalaska Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Houston, Minnesota: r r 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 Houston, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,184 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 22 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)