Kingston, MN is a small city located in the heart of Minnesota. It is home to a friendly and closely knit community that keeps the town running smoothly. Politics in Kingston are handled by the local government which consists of an elected mayor and five council members who serve four-year terms. The mayor and council work together to set policy for the city and make decisions on important matters such as infrastructure, public safety, budgeting, and more. Issues such as taxes, zoning laws, and economic development are also addressed by the local government of Kingston. Residents have multiple opportunities to be involved in politics through voting at elections or attending public meetings to share their opinions on proposed measures. Furthermore, Kingston residents can stay informed about political issues by reading newspapers or participating in online forums discussing local policies. All in all, politics plays a vital role in keeping Kingston running smoothly and allowing it to continue being an idyllic little town tucked away in Minnesota's heartland.
The political climate in Kingston, MN is very conservative.
Meeker County, MN is very conservative. In Meeker County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meeker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Meeker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kingston, MN is very conservative.
Meeker 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.
Kingston, 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 Kingston, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 99 contributions totaling $5,607 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 57 contributions totaling $15,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)