Waseca County is a small county located in Southern Minnesota. It has a population of over 19,000 people and is known for its strong sense of community and vibrant local culture. Politically, Waseca County has been historically conservative, with Republican candidates often winning elections. However, in recent years there has been an influx of more progressive candidates, and the area has become increasingly divided along these lines. Each election cycle brings new opportunities for discussion and dialogue between local residents and their politicians. With an engaged voter base, Waseca County residents are sure to have their voices heard when it comes to deciding who will represent them on local issues.
The political climate in Waseca County, MN is strongly conservative.
In Waseca County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Waseca county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.8% to 33.7%.
Waseca county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waseca County, MN is strongly 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.
Waseca, 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 Waseca County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 374 contributions totaling $16,649 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 130 contributions totaling $16,637 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)