The politics of Spicer, MN, are largely determined by local and state interests. At the local level, community members have a say in city council decisions and other matters that affect the entire community. These decisions can range from zoning laws to public safety initiatives. At the state level, lawmakers represent Spicer in the Minnesota Legislature and Senate, proposing legislation that impacts the city and its people. In addition to these two branches of government, citizens of Spicer also have an opportunity to participate in national politics by voting for federal representatives who will take their voice to Washington D.C. As such different individuals with various backgrounds come together to ensure that political decisions are reflective of their needs and desires.
The political climate in Spicer, MN is moderately conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spicer, MN is moderately conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar 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.
Spicer, 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 Spicer, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $4,096 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $30,846 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $347 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)