Goodhue County is located in southeastern Minnesota and is home to a population of over 46,000 people. It is a rural area that is known for its farming industry, but it also has plenty of government activities and elected officials. These officials represent the county’s best interests in state government, ensuring that Goodhue County remains an important landmark in Minnesota politics. The local political representatives work hard to make sure that the needs of Goodhue residents are heard at the state level and help enact policies that benefit both the county and its citizens. They work closely with other offices to ensure these policies are effectively implemented and monitored. The county’s local representatives prioritize transparency, making sure their constituents know exactly what they are doing on behalf of the county and educating them about relevant changes in legislation. The local politicians focus on working together as a team to positively impact Goodhue County and its citizens.
The political climate in Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative.
In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Goodhue, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Goodhue County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,470 contributions totaling $122,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 464 contributions totaling $277,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $597 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)