Johnson, MN has a vibrant political landscape that is always evolving. The city is home to both the local Democrats and Republicans alike, who all strive to make Johnson a better place. Local elections are held every two years and there are numerous opportunities for citizens to get involved and have their voices heard. Issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic growth are just some of the topics discussed during campaigns. Regardless of party affiliation, Johnson's leaders all share a common goal of making the community better for everyone. They strive to ensure that all citizens have access to resources they need in order to lead healthy, successful lives.
The political climate in Johnson, MN is strongly conservative.
Big Stone County, MN is strongly conservative. In Big Stone County, MN 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Big Stone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Johnson, MN is strongly conservative.
Big Stone County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Johnson, Minnesota: d d 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 Johnson, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,900 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,057 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)