Wabasha, MN is a small city located in the southeastern corner of Minnesota. It is home to approximately 3,500 people and is known for its natural beauty, such as its picturesque bluffs overlooking Lake Pepin. Politics in Wabasha are overseen by the City Council which consists of five elected officials: the Mayor, two Ward Supervisors and two At-Large Supervisors. Each spring, local residents have the opportunity to decide who will fill each role on the City Council. Candidates must collect signatures from eligible voters in order to be included on the ballot and citizens can choose from a variety of political parties as well as independent candidates. The election process enables citizens to select representatives who support their values and beliefs while also allowing for an open dialogue about important issues facing Wabasha.
The political climate in Wabasha, MN is moderately conservative.
Wabasha County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wabasha County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabasha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Wabasha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wabasha, MN is moderately conservative.
Wabasha County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Wabasha, 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 Wabasha, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 164 contributions totaling $9,032 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $1,626 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)