The Willmar, MN Metro Area has a strong political presence and sees active involvement from the local community. There are numerous city councils and commissions that work to ensure the best decisions are made on behalf of its citizens. The area is also home to a variety of initiatives and organizations that promote responsible citizenship and civic engagement. Many local politicians, including state representatives, senators, mayors, and city council members regularly hold town hall meetings where they can hear directly from their constituents about issues facing the area. In addition to this, advocacy groups engage in grassroots campaigns to push for policy changes that improve life in Willmar. By being involved in these initiatives and making sure their voices are heard, residents of Willmar make it clear that they care deeply about the future of their community.
The political climate in Willmar Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Willmar Metro Area 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Willmar metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
The Willmar metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willmar Metro Area is strongly 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.
Willmar, 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 Willmar Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 751 contributions totaling $42,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 381 contributions totaling $94,857 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $249 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)