Vasa, MN is a small town located in the southeast corner of Minnesota. With its rural location and close proximity to Wisconsin, Vasa has maintained a strong sense of Americana and small-town values. Politically, Vasa is very diverse. While there are some residents who belong to a particular party, many remain undecided and independent when it comes to politics. Recently elected officials have worked hard to ensure that all voices in the community can be heard and that everyone has an opportunity to get involved in local politics. This commitment to collaboration between city officials and citizens makes Vasa an ideal place for anyone looking to make a difference and help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Vasa, MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vasa, MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Vasa, 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 Vasa, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,158 contributions totaling $92,516 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 375 contributions totaling $259,533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $692 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)