Windsor, Minnesota is a small rural town located in the southeastern corner of the state. Although it has a relatively small population of just over 1000 people, the local politics here are still very important to its citizens and those who live nearby. Local elections are held every two years for Mayor, City Council members, and other appointed positions within the city government. Candidates for these positions must be nominated by residents of Windsor and then voted on at the polls by those same residents. The elected officials are taken seriously and work hard to ensure that all citizens have an equitable share in their community and that their voices are heard. As a result of this dedication to local governance, Windsor is able to maintain its small-town charm while also providing quality services for all its citizens.
The political climate in Windsor, MN is strongly 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
Windsor, MN is strongly 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.
Windsor, 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 Windsor, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $3,938 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $492 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 34 contributions totaling $10,403 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $306 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)