The small town of Wanger, MN is known for its quaint atmosphere and cozy community. Despite its small size, Wanger has an active political climate. Local elections are held every two years to decide the mayor and town council members who will lead the town's government. The candidates in these elections come from a wide variety of backgrounds and have different visions for how to best run the local government. Residents are encouraged to become involved in deciding who should hold these positions by voting in the elections and attending public forums to discuss important political topics. With such a diverse range of opinions on how the local government should be run, democracy is thriving in Wanger.
The political climate in Wanger, MN is very conservative.
Marshall County, MN is very conservative. In Marshall County, MN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.3%.
Marshall county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wanger, MN is very conservative.
Marshall County, Minnesota is very 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.
Wanger, Minnesota: R R d 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 Wanger, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $7,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $5,815 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)