Mower County, Minnesota, is a vibrant and diverse community located in the southeastern corner of the state. Politically, it is a largely conservative area, with Republican candidates typically favored by local voters. The County Board of Commissioners consists of five members elected from single-member districts to serve four-year terms, while the County Sheriff is also an elected position in Mower County. Elections are held regularly throughout each year for various offices at both the county and state level. These elections provide residents with the opportunity to choose their representatives and help shape the future of their community. Various measures are taken by Mower County officials to ensure that all citizens have fair access to information about local candidates and their platforms so that informed decisions can be made at the ballot box.
The political climate in Mower County, MN is leaning conservative.
In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative.
Austin 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.
Mower, Minnesota: D D 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 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 Mower County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 529 contributions totaling $45,655 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $40,225 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $268 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)