Wheaton, MN is a small town located in the western part of the state. The town has a long history of local politics and has been the center of many important legislative and voting decisions over the years. The local government is run by elected officials who are chosen by the residents every two years during municipal elections. These elections determine who holds positions such as mayor, city council members, and other government representatives. Recently, Wheaton has seen heated debates concerning local issues such as taxation reforms and infrastructure investments. Citizens have also voiced their support for candidates who demonstrate strong leadership qualities and want to ensure that residents of the town are well-represented in their government. All in all, it is clear that political engagement remains high in Wheaton and that citizens are passionate about their local politics.
The political climate in Wheaton, MN is moderately conservative.
Traverse County, MN is strongly conservative. In Traverse County, MN 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Traverse county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.5%.
Traverse county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wheaton, MN is moderately conservative.
Traverse County, Minnesota 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.
Wheaton, Minnesota: r r 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 Wheaton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $3,438 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $573 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $6,387 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $491 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)