Mendota, MN is a small town in Minnesota with a population of about 4,000 people. Its politics are largely influenced by the state of Minnesota, which is controlled by Democrats. Mendota has two representatives in the State Legislature: Senator Ann Rest and Representative Ryan Winkler. In local elections, Mendota citizens have chosen to focus on issues important to their community such as roads and infrastructure, public safety, education and environmental protections. The town also has an active citizen involvement group that regularly meets to discuss civic matters and organize events throughout the year. Generally speaking, Mendota is a progressive town that values individual freedoms while also striving to maintain its small-town charm and close-knit community feel.
The political climate in Mendota, MN is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mendota, MN is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Mendota, Minnesota: r r d d d 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 Mendota, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,507 contributions totaling $455,987 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 883 contributions totaling $315,063 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $357 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)