Webster, Minnesota is a small town located in the northwestern part of the state. It has a rich history and a proud community that values hard work and neighborly relationships. The politics in Webster are focused on maintaining this small-town atmosphere while also advocating for progressive approaches to local issues. The City Council is composed of five elected officials who are responsible for making decisions about city ordinances, budgets, and other items related to everyday life in Webster. They work closely with the citizens of Webster to ensure their interests are being heard and addressed. Local political candidates are often very involved in the community and have the support of many people throughout Webster when running for office. Furthermore, residents here take great pride in voting for candidates who will best represent their interests and values at both an individual and municipal level.
The political climate in Webster, 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
Webster, 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.
Webster, 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 Webster, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,327 contributions totaling $348,287 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 539 contributions totaling $98,132 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)