Somerset, Minnesota is a small town located in the western area of the state. It has a rich history and is home to many friendly residents. Politically, Somerset is part of Stearns County and is strongly influenced by the county's Republican majority. The city regularly votes for Republican candidates in local and state elections. As such, Somerset is governed by a pro-business, conservative agenda that promotes low taxes and limited government regulations. Additionally, Somerset citizens often support initiatives that are aimed at protecting their natural resources and promoting sustainable economic growth in the region. Despite its strong Republican leanings, Somerset also values civil discourse and open dialogue between differing perspectives, which allows for peaceful compromise on political issues.
The political climate in Somerset, MN is strongly conservative.
Steele County, MN is moderately conservative. In Steele County, MN 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 37.5%.
Steele county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Somerset, MN is strongly conservative.
Steele County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Owatonna Metro Area is moderately 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.
Somerset, 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 Somerset, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 751 contributions totaling $28,754 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 164 contributions totaling $21,866 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)