The small city of Watkins, MN is located in the west-central region of the state and has a rich history of local politics. Though it is a relatively small town with just over 1,000 people, Watkins has been known for its strong political involvement within the community. Local residents take pride in their ability to come together and make decisions that benefit their community and shape its future. While there are no local candidates currently running for office in Watkins, many citizens vote in state and national elections to ensure their voices are heard on the issues that matter most to them. Several debates have been held among local representatives in order to discuss topics such as taxes, infrastructure, education, and healthcare. By participating in these conversations, Watkins’s citizens make sure their concerns are being addressed by those with authority that can implement lasting change.
The political climate in Watkins, MN is strongly conservative.
Meeker County, MN is very conservative. In Meeker County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meeker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Meeker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Watkins, MN is strongly conservative.
Meeker 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.
Watkins, 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 Watkins, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)