Cottonwood County, Minnesota is located in the southwestern corner of the state and is home to a diverse population of nearly 20,000 citizens. Cottonwood County has a vibrant political landscape that includes several local candidates vying for seats on the local county council and school board. The county council is responsible for setting policy and budgets for various services including education, infrastructure, public safety, and social services. Candidates must be aware of the issues facing their constituents and strive to develop policies that promote economic growth while protecting public health and safety. The school board is also an important part of local politics as it sets educational standards and determines how tax dollars should be spent in support of the district's students. In addition to these important roles, politicians must also ensure fairer representation across all sectors of the population by advocating for equal rights and opportunities for all citizens regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation.
The political climate in Cottonwood County, MN is very conservative.
In Cottonwood County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cottonwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.0%.
Cottonwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cottonwood 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.
Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $13,619 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 93 contributions totaling $14,074 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)