Madelia, MN is located in Watonwan County and is governed locally by the Mayor and four City Council members. The council is responsible for making decisions that benefit the community through ordinances, initiatives, and other activities. The mayor acts as the official representative of the city and works with the council to ensure that Madelia has a united voice. Residents of Madelia have the opportunity to participate in local political activities such as voting for their representatives or attending local government meetings. In addition to elected officials, there are various committees within the city government that allow citizens to have a say on important issues affecting their community. Madelia also has a vibrant civic engagement culture, with many residents actively involved in advocating for causes they believe in.
The political climate in Madelia, MN is somewhat conservative.
Watonwan County, MN is moderately conservative. In Watonwan County, MN 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watonwan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.2%.
Watonwan county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Madelia, MN is somewhat conservative.
Watonwan County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Madelia, Minnesota: r r 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 Madelia, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $5,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)