Rushford, Minnesota is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. The town is steeped in local politics, which are largely defined by the active and engaged residents. Rushford's city council is responsible for making decisions about how local funds should be spent and what services should be provided to citizens. In recent years, they have worked to invest in infrastructure projects such as street and sidewalk improvements, as well as creating better access to recreation areas. Additionally, they have focused on supporting local businesses by providing financial incentives and grants for those who wish to open new shops or expand existing ones. When it comes to local elections, Rushford residents participate actively in deciding who represents their city. Candidates must demonstrate commitment to the community's values and an understanding of its needs in order to earn votes from Rushford's constituents.
The political climate in Rushford, MN is moderately conservative.
Fillmore County, MN is moderately conservative. In Fillmore County, MN 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fillmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.5%.
Fillmore county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rushford, MN is moderately conservative.
Fillmore County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Rochester 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.
Rushford, 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 Rushford, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $444 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)