Westerheim, Minnesota is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is known for its strong sense of community and conservative values. When it comes to politics, Westerheim tends to lean right, favoring candidates who are more supportive of smaller government and less regulation. Local elections often center around issues like economic development, education reform, infrastructure improvements, and protecting the environment. In recent years, local residents have voted for candidates who emphasize fiscal responsibility and limited taxes. The citizens of Westerheim take their civic duty seriously and vote in large numbers during every election season.
The political climate in Westerheim, MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lyon County, MN 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.9%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Westerheim, MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Marshall Metro Area is strongly 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.
Westerheim, 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 Westerheim, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 55 contributions totaling $2,955 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $4,318 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)