The politics in the 56209 Atwater, MN area are heavily influenced by local and state representatives. All major decisions that affect the area are ultimately up to the people of 56209 Atwater, MN. As such, they elect representatives who can make a difference in their lives by voicing their concerns and opinions on the issues that matter most to them. The state legislature is responsible for setting overall policy within Minnesota and each of its counties. It is also tasked with developing budgets, creating laws, and deciding how taxpayer money should be allocated. Local governments work within the parameters set by the state to provide services such as trash collection, snow removal, and maintenance of public facilities. They also have jurisdiction over issues like zoning regulations and health care policy. Additionally, local elections are held every two years where candidates from both major parties compete for seats on city councils or school boards. By voting at these elections, citizens can ensure that their voice is heard in government decisions related to their community.
The political climate in Zip 56209 (Atwater, MN) is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 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, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56209 (Atwater, MN) is strongly conservative.
Atwater, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
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.
Atwater, 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 zip 56209 (Atwater)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $2,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)