Walcott, MN is a small town with a population of just over 2,000 people. The local politics in Walcott are largely centered around the election of city council members and mayor. Every two years, citizens nominate candidates for these positions who then campaign to get elected into office by the townspeople. These individuals strive to be responsible stewards of public funds and promote policies that positively affect the town’s quality of life. In recent years, the citizens have voted on a number of measures to improve infrastructure and public safety, as well as fund various initiatives such as youth sports leagues and community centers. Local residents take pride in their political system and actively participate in elections by casting their votes for candidates they believe will serve them best.
The political climate in Walcott, MN is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, MN is leaning liberal. In Rice County, MN 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained narrowly Republican, 48.9% to 48.8%.
Rice county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walcott, MN is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Faribault-Northfield 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.
Walcott, 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 Walcott, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,115 contributions totaling $42,219 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 197 contributions totaling $32,903 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)