Otsego, MN is a small city located in the north of Minnesota. While it may be small, it is home to a vibrant and engaged political community. Local elections often feature multiple candidates vying for the same positions, each bringing their own unique perspective and ideas to the table. Issues such as education, public safety, and economic development are all heavily discussed by local politicians and citizens alike. Local officials often strive to find ways to best serve their constituents and ensure that Otsego remains an attractive place for both businesses and families. With campaigns that focus on outreach and transparency, Otsego’s political scene is one that certainly deserves attention.
The political climate in Otsego, MN is strongly 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
Otsego, MN is strongly 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.
Otsego, 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 Otsego, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,344 contributions totaling $84,604 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 903 contributions totaling $129,086 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)