Transit, MN is a small town nestled amongst the rolling hills of rural Minnesota. The town consists of a few thousand dedicated citizens who are passionate about their community and strive to maintain its unique character. The politics in Transit, MN are centered around preserving the quality of life that the residents have long enjoyed. Citizens participate actively in local elections and decisions made by elected officials are often reflective of this desire for preservation. Residents take part in local advocacy efforts and volunteerism to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to decisions about their home. They also take great pride in voting for candidates whose values align with their own, ensuring that their views are represented at all levels of governance.
The political climate in Transit, MN is very conservative.
Sibley County, MN is very conservative. In Sibley County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sibley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Sibley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Transit, MN is very conservative.
Sibley County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Transit, 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 Transit, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $1,059 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $7,527 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)