Leavenworth, MN is a small city located in the Sibley County of Minnesota. It is known for its quaint downtown area, which is full of historic buildings and unique shops. The politics in the city are heavily influenced by the citizens’ beliefs and values, and as such it has become home to various movements that promote change in the city's policies. These include environmental protection efforts, housing affordability initiatives, and public health campaigns. Local elections often feature a variety of candidates from different political backgrounds who strive to make the city a better place for all its residents. The recent mayoral election saw an unprecedented number of candidates with diverse backgrounds vying for the position, demonstrating the passion and dedication of Leavenworth’s citizens when it comes to politics.
The political climate in Leavenworth, MN is very conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leavenworth, MN is very conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm Metro Area 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.
Leavenworth, 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 Leavenworth, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $5,993 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $39,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $507 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)