Wabasha County, located in southeastern Minnesota, is an area characterized by a strong sense of community and political involvement. The county boasts a wide range of activities for residents to stay involved and informed about their government. From attending local town halls and debates to engaging in conversations surrounding important topics, Wabasha County strives to ensure that the voice of its citizens is heard clearly on election day. Additionally, the county encourages its citizens to become more involved by hosting voter registration events or providing information about voting initiatives like absentee balloting or early voting. The county continues to work hard to ensure that all members of the community have the opportunity to participate in the political process.
The political climate in 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
Wabasha County, MN 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.
Wabasha, 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 Wabasha County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 543 contributions totaling $30,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 273 contributions totaling $27,472 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)