Norman County in Minnesota has a rich political history. The county is home to the state’s first seat of government and is now governed by the Norman County Board of Commissioners. The board consists of seven elected members who make decisions around budgeting, taxation, economic development, transportation, and more. Additionally, the county is part of the Minnesota House of Representatives and the Minnesota Senate. Each district is represented by an elected official in both chambers. Local elections are held every two years to ensure that the people of Norman County have a voice in how their county is run. The county has seen several initiatives in recent years that show its commitment to making it easier for citizens to participate in local politics. With initiatives like vote-by-mail and early voting options, residents can easily cast their ballots for candidates who best represent their interests.
The political climate in Norman County, MN is somewhat conservative.
In Norman County, MN 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norman county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.8%.
Norman county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Norman County, MN is somewhat 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.
Norman, Minnesota: r d D D 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 Norman County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 165 contributions totaling $16,999 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,601 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $236 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)