Winona, MN is a small city located in southeastern Minnesota along the Mississippi River. It is known for its rich history and vibrant culture. The politics of the city have been mostly led by local Democrats, who have held a majority presence in the city for decades. The Winona City Council is comprised of eight members – five of whom are Democrats and three are Republicans. The Mayor, Mark Peterson, is also a Democrat. In recent years, the local political focus has been on issues such as economic development, education reform, environmental protection, and preservation of traditional values. Through these initiatives, Winona has been able to maintain its status as a beautiful and welcoming city for all residents.
The political climate in Winona, MN is leaning liberal.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winona, MN is leaning liberal.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona Metro Area is leaning liberal.
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.
Winona, Minnesota: d d D D r d
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 Winona, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,379 contributions totaling $78,182 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 375 contributions totaling $359,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $958 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)