Monticello, MN is a small rural town in the state of Minnesota with a population of about 12,000 people. The local politics of Monticello are managed by the City Council, which is made up of five elected members. The Mayor also holds an elected position. Over the years, many different local political candidates have campaigned to represent the citizens of Monticello in the City Council and Mayor's office. Issues that have been raised by candidates include improving public safety, increasing economic development, and investing in community amenities such as parks and recreational facilities. These issues continue to be important for Monticello's residents and their representatives are working hard to ensure that they are addressed.
The political climate in Monticello, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monticello, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Monticello, 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 Monticello, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $9,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $16,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)