Wabana, MN is a small town located near the banks of the Mississippi River. Although it has a small population, it still has an active political landscape. Local politics in Wabana are centered around issues such as health care, infrastructure, and economic development. Community members frequently come together to discuss their thoughts on how local government can best serve them and their families. Elected officials continually strive to meet the needs of their constituents while balancing conflicting interests. Residents of Wabana take pride in their town and have high expectations for their local representatives and leaders. The Town Council works hard to ensure that all members of the community are heard and that their voices are taken into account when decisions are made.
The political climate in Wabana, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wabana, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota 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.
Wabana, 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 Wabana, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 907 contributions totaling $30,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $13,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)