Faribault County, Minnesota is a rural midwestern county located in the southern part of the state. The county has a rich history of politics and public engagement, with a diverse range of candidates and issues on the ballot every election cycle. Local elections are administered by the Faribault County Board of Elections and Registration, with oversight from the Secretary of State. A number of local organizations are dedicated to public education and engagement, as well as providing platforms for community members to share their views on current political issues. The county also maintains an active presence in local, regional, and state-level politics, advocating for policies that benefit its citizens and businesses. As a result, Faribault County is an engaged community when it comes to political discussion and decision making.
The political climate in Faribault County, MN is very conservative.
In Faribault County, MN 32.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Faribault county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.6% to 32.0%.
Faribault county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Faribault County, MN is very conservative.
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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.
Faribault, 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 Faribault County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 196 contributions totaling $75,401 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 141 contributions totaling $55,654 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $395 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)