Nevada, MN is a small city located in the north-western part of Minnesota. It has a population of approximately 5,000 people and is governed by a mayor and city council. The mayor is elected to serve a four-year term and the council members are elected to serve two-year terms. The current mayor is Lisa Wiehrl who was first elected in 2016. Nevada's city council consists of five members with three running for reelection in 2020. Issues discussed at City Council meetings range from public safety to economic development initiatives. Residents of Nevada have access to various forms of communication from the local government including monthly town hall meetings, email notifications from the mayor or City Council member, and an official website with information about policies and services provided by the City. All residents interested in participating in local politics can attend City Council meetings or contact their representatives directly.
The political climate in Nevada, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nevada, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Austin Metro Area is leaning 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.
Nevada, Minnesota: D D D D 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 Nevada, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 378 contributions totaling $23,474 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 122 contributions totaling $34,965 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $287 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)