Oronoco, MN is a small town located in Olmsted County with an estimated population of 1,800 residents. Politically, this rural area is reliably conservative and typically votes Republican in most elections. Despite its small size, the community of Oronoco has a fiercely independent spirit and is well known for its active participation in local politics. The candidates for any political office are usually well known within the town and issues that pertain to them are discussed openly and passionately in the community. The sense of civic pride often drives people to action and encourages involvement from all members of the community.
The political climate in Zip 55960 (Oronoco, MN) is leaning conservative.
Olmsted County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Olmsted County, MN 54.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 43.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Olmsted county remained strongly Democratic, 54.2% to 43.4%.
Olmsted county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55960 (Oronoco, MN) is leaning conservative.
Oronoco, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Olmsted County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
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.
Oronoco, Minnesota: r r d d d D
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 zip 55960 (Oronoco)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $5,258 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $8,176 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)