Winona County in Minnesota is an area that is heavily influenced by politics. It is home to a variety of political activists, parties, and organizations who strive to make a difference in the community. Local politicians in Winona include State Senator Jeremy Miller, Representative Gene Pelowski and Representative Greg Davids. These three individuals have devoted their lives to public service and have made meaningful contributions to the county through their involvement in local government. The political climate in Winona is shaped by the organizations active in the county such as the Winona County Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Green Party. These groups work together to further their agendas and ensure that politics remain at the forefront of local discussions. Open debates are held regularly to discuss issues impacting the citizens of Winona and policies can be proposed or modified based on these meetings. Despite differing opinions, all parties agree on one thing - their commitment to serve the citizens of Winona County and help make it a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Winona County, MN is leaning liberal.
In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal.
Winona Metro Area is leaning 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.
Winona, Minnesota: d d D D r 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 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 Winona County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,434 contributions totaling $88,462 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 431 contributions totaling $367,439 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $853 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)