In the small town of Brownsdale, MN (55918), politics are an integral part of life. The town is a part of Mower County and is represented by a number of state and county representatives, including members in the Minnesota Senate and House of Representatives. There are also several local political candidates vying for election to represent Brownsdale in the Mower County offices. These candidates come from both political parties and often hold rallies or debates to discuss their views on important issues that affect the local area. Residents of Brownsdale pay close attention to these events, as they are directly impacted by who is elected into office. Voting is also important in this small town, with most residents taking part in every election cycle to make their voices heard on the issues they care about most within their community.
The political climate in Zip 55918 (Brownsdale, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55918 (Brownsdale, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Brownsdale, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Mower County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Austin 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.
Brownsdale, Minnesota: D D D D 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 55918 (Brownsdale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $2,375 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)