Fillmore County in Minnesota is a vibrant and diverse community. It has experienced significant growth over the past few years, bringing new people and businesses to the area. The county is represented by local, state, and federal elected officials who work to ensure that the needs of all residents are addressed. At the local level, Fillmore County voters have chosen a variety of candidates from both major political parties to represent them in various roles. These include members of the Board of Commissioners, school board members, city council members, and other elected positions. Through their work, these officials strive to keep taxes low while providing quality services for all residents. In addition, they look for ways to promote economic development in the county while preserving its unique agricultural history and natural resources. A strong democratic process ensures a healthy exchange of ideas between citizens and their representatives so that everyone’s needs are met.
The political climate in Fillmore County, MN is moderately conservative.
In Fillmore County, MN 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fillmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.5%.
Fillmore county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fillmore County, MN is moderately conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Fillmore, Minnesota: d 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 Fillmore County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 706 contributions totaling $27,524 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 140 contributions totaling $37,680 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)