Wellington, MN is a small city located in Rice County. It has a close-knit community with a strong sense of civic pride and involvement in politics and local government. The city is represented in the state legislature by Republican Representatives Dean Urdahl and Bob Vogel, both of whom are committed to advocating for Wellington's needs at the state level. In addition, the Mayor of Wellington is John Hirschfeld, who was elected to a four year term by popular vote in 2018. The City Council consists of five members and is an important part of maintaining the community's health and well-being by making decisions that affect things like infrastructure, public safety, economic growth, and more. Residents can stay informed about local politics by attending city meetings or reading about them through various online sources such as newspapers or social media. Overall, Wellington is a city where citizens take great interest in their local politics and strive to make it better every day.
The political climate in Wellington, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wellington, MN is very conservative.
Renville 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.
Wellington, 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 Wellington, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $8,816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)