Nicollet County, Minnesota is home to a diverse political landscape. Located in the southern part of the state, Nicollet County has a mix of liberal and conservative perspectives that make up its local politics. There are numerous organizations dedicated to representing different points of views in municipal government. Local elections can be contentious due to the wide range of opinions present in the county. Candidates for local office must reach out to a wide range of voters and work hard to earn their support. Regardless of political affiliation, all members of Nicollet County are united in their desire for strong leadership and a prosperous future for their community.
The political climate in Nicollet County, MN is leaning liberal.
In Nicollet County, MN 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nicollet county flipped Democratic, 50.3% to 47.2%.
Nicollet county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Nicollet County, MN is leaning liberal.
Mankato 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.
Nicollet, Minnesota: r 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 Nicollet County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,595 contributions totaling $86,476 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 309 contributions totaling $373,769 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)