The politics in the Worthington, MN Metro Area are an integral part of the community. Local politicians serve on various boards and organizations to ensure the region's continued success and growth. Issues such as economic development, public safety, education, environmental quality, and infrastructure maintenance are just some of the areas local officials must address to keep the city running smoothly. Elected officials also work with members of neighboring communities to ensure a coordinated effort to improve regional prosperity. Local politicians are often mindful of their constituents when making decisions that involve resources and policies that will affect everyone in the area. They strive to make sure that no one is left behind and all voices are heard. With so many important issues at stake in the metro area, it's essential that all citizens stay informed about what's happening locally so they can help shape policy decisions with their votes.
The political climate in Worthington Metro Area is strongly conservative.
In Worthington Metro Area 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Worthington metro area remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
The Worthington metro area voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Worthington 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.
Worthington, 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 Worthington Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 65 contributions totaling $6,992 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $8,232 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)