Sibley County is a rural county in Minnesota and is home to many small towns. It has a strong commitment to upholding its local government, and the people of the county are generally well informed about their local political issues. The county board consists of 7 elected members, and elections are held every two years for them. Additionally, many residents participate in their municipal elections. Currently, there are several candidates running for office in Sibley County, including Sheriff Paul Orr and Commissioner Jon Struck. There is an active dialogue between citizens and their elected representatives about important issues such as taxes, economic growth, education, public safety, and infrastructure. Citizens often have access to information about the various candidates running for office and can make an informed decision when it comes time for voting. Overall, politics in Sibley County is vibrant with many interested candidates vying for office each election cycle.
The political climate in Sibley County, MN is very conservative.
In Sibley County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sibley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Sibley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sibley County, MN is very conservative.
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.
Sibley, 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 Sibley County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $5,470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $7,803 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)