Penn, MN is a small town located in the heart of Minnesota. Although it is one of the smallest towns in the state, Penn has a vibrant political life with many different opinions and ideas. The local government consists of a mayor and city council members who are elected by the citizens of Penn to represent their interests. In addition, Penn also has representatives in both the Minnesota State Legislature and House of Representatives. These officials work hard to ensure that the needs and concerns of their constituents are addressed in an effective manner. With elections every two years, Penn's residents have ample opportunity to make their voices heard through participating in local politics and advocating for change when needed.
The political climate in Penn, MN is very conservative.
McLeod County, MN is very conservative. In McLeod County, MN 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLeod county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.6%.
McLeod county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Penn, MN is very conservative.
McLeod County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Hutchinson Metro Area 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.
Penn, 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 Penn, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 122 contributions totaling $6,005 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $6,696 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)