Whitefield, MN is a small town in Minnesota that has a mayor-council form of government. The mayor is elected by the citizens and presides over the council, which is comprised of representatives from each district in Whitefield. The council meets regularly to discuss issues that affect the community such as infrastructure, economic development, public safety, and environmental initiatives. Whitefield's local politics are characterized by an engaged citizenry who are well aware of their rights and responsibilities as citizens and take an active role in deciding how their town should be run. This involvement is evidenced by high voter turnout during elections and strong advocacy for local initiatives. The council works closely with local government offices like the police department and fire department to ensure that Whitefield remains a safe place to live for all residents.
The political climate in Whitefield, MN is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Whitefield, MN is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar 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.
Whitefield, 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 Whitefield, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 494 contributions totaling $31,400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 222 contributions totaling $26,094 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)