Steele, MN County has a rich history in politics. The county is home to numerous interest groups and organizations that are active in the political process. In addition, there are many local citizens involved in the political arena through their activities at the polls on election day. In recent years, Steele County has seen an increase in voter turnout and interest in local elections due to the engagement of these community members. Despite these improvements, Steele County still faces challenges when it comes to political representation from its citizens. Many of the issues facing the county have been brought up for debate by candidates running for office over the years but ultimately have yet to be addressed. With this in mind, it is important for Steele County residents to make their voices heard and take part in local elections come November.
The political climate in Steele County, MN is moderately conservative.
In Steele County, MN 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Steele county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 37.5%.
Steele county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Steele County, MN is moderately conservative.
Owatonna Metro Area is moderately 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.
Steele, 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 Steele County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 754 contributions totaling $28,914 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 218 contributions totaling $31,006 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)