Western, MN is a small town located in Midwest America. It boasts a rich history, and has many community organizations that are involved in the local political scene. The town is served by two main political parties, the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. Each party has their own sets of candidates running for various offices on both the local and statewide level. These elections give residents the chance to make their voices heard by electing officials who share their beliefs and values. Additionally, Western MN residents can get involved in civic engagement initiatives such as volunteering at the polls or attending local town hall meetings to stay informed of current events and changes that are happening within their city and county. All of these opportunities allow citizens to have their say in how Western, MN's future will be shaped.
The political climate in Western, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Western, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area 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.
Western, 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 Western, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 282 contributions totaling $22,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 178 contributions totaling $24,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)