Pleasant Valley, MN is a small midwestern town with a population of around 10,000 people. The town has a history of progressive politics and civic engagement. Community members are actively involved in local government, making sure their voices are heard on important issues like taxes and infrastructure development. At the local level, there are two main political parties that compete for the vote: the Democrats and Republicans. Representatives from both parties work hard to make sure their constituents’ needs are met. Both sides have strong support in the community and often work together to find common ground on contentious issues. Pleasant Valley is an example of how good-natured dialogue can bridge differences and unite people towards a common goal.
The political climate in Pleasant Valley, 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
Pleasant Valley, 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.
Pleasant Valley, 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 Pleasant Valley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $2,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $203 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)