The small town of Kelso, Minnesota is home to a diverse population and a vibrant political environment. The local political landscape is made up of a variety of candidates and viewpoints. Residents of Kelso have the opportunity to elect representatives for each district in the city as well as mayor, council members, and other local elected officials. As part of their civic duties, residents are encouraged to keep up with the policies proposed by their chosen representatives as well as attend local debates and events hosted by political candidates in order to stay informed on important issues facing the city. Political involvement is an important part of life in Kelso, Minnesota, and many residents take pride in being involved in the democratic process.
The political climate in Kelso, MN is very conservative.
Sibley County, MN is very conservative. In Sibley County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sibley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Sibley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kelso, MN is very conservative.
Sibley County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Kelso, 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 Kelso, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $9,130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $18,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $256 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)