Ransom, MN is a small city with a big heart. It is well known for its vibrant community spirit and neighborly atmosphere. Although it is not a large hub of politics, the people of Ransom take their political involvement seriously. Residents recognize the importance of participating in local elections to ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are represented by elected officials. In recent years, many new candidates have come forward to run for office and bring fresh ideas to the city's politics. The citizens of Ransom are dedicated to keeping up with current issues and learning more about each candidate before casting their vote in order to make well-informed decisions at the polls.
The political climate in Ransom, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, MN is strongly conservative. In Nobles County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nobles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Nobles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ransom, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Worthington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ransom, 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 Ransom, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $577 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)