The town of Litchfield, MN is a vibrant and diverse community located in central Minnesota. The local politics of the town are mainly focused on community-oriented issues such as economic growth, public safety, and infrastructure. Litchfield's mayor and city council members are elected from the residents to represent their interests at local government meetings. The city council meets once a month to discuss issues such as zoning laws, utility rates, and budgeting. Additionally, Litchfield has an active Chamber of Commerce that works to promote economic development in the area by connecting businesses with resources and providing networking opportunities for entrepreneurs and business owners. With its focus on local economic wellbeing and quality of life initiatives, Litchfield is a great place to live and work.
The political climate in Litchfield, MN is strongly 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
Litchfield, MN is strongly 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.
Litchfield, 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 Litchfield, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $3,062 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $8,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)