Zumbro, MN is a small town in the Midwest United States with a population of just over 4,000. Like many small towns, local politics are an important part of the community here. The political landscape in Zumbro consists of two major parties vying for power in the city council and mayor's office. Residents vote for candidates from both sides to represent their interests in the local government. In recent years, there have been a few hotly contested mayoral races which have attracted more attention from residents than ever before. There are also several county-level races that affect the entire city, such as county commissioners and school board members. While people may disagree on certain issues, overall there is a strong sense of civic pride within Zumbro and its people strive to ensure they make their voices heard through their political engagement.
The political climate in Zumbro, MN is strongly conservative.
Wabasha County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wabasha County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wabasha county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.8%.
Wabasha county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zumbro, MN is strongly conservative.
Wabasha County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Zumbro, 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 Zumbro, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,941 contributions totaling $118,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 239 contributions totaling $49,897 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)