The politics in the Red Wing, MN Metro Area is largely influenced by the people and their priorities. This region is known for its strong community spirit and commitment to progress. The current Mayor of Red Wing is Sean Dowse, who was elected in 2018, and has been active in making changes to improve the city. The city council of Red Wing consists of five members, all elected by local voters. Their main focus areas include transportation safety, economic development, public infrastructure improvements, and environmental protection. Through their efforts they have worked to make sure that the city can continue to grow and thrive with a diverse range of businesses and activities. Local political candidates are focused on addressing issues that are important to residents such as access to quality education, job opportunities for local citizens, and a safe environment where families can grow together.
The political climate in Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Red Wing Metro Area 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Red Wing metro area remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
The Red Wing metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Red Wing, 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Red Wing Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,470 contributions totaling $122,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 464 contributions totaling $277,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $597 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)