Cottonwood, MN, located in 56229, is a small town of approximately 800 people. The political landscape in the area is largely represented by local government officials elected by the community. These officials are dedicated to serving the needs of their constituents and making decisions that will improve all areas of life for those living in Cottonwood. Elections are held every two years on the first Tuesday in November for mayor, two city council members, treasurer, clerk, and assessor. All elected officials work together to provide excellent local services such as police protection, street repairs, public parks and recreation programs. Other legislation passed by the city council includes zoning laws and ordinances that establish building regulations and ensure development is done responsibly throughout Cottonwood. Local elections also provide an opportunity for citizens to voice their opinions on important issues affecting Cottonwood's future growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Zip 56229 (Cottonwood, MN) is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lyon County, MN 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.9%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56229 (Cottonwood, MN) is strongly conservative.
Cottonwood, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Marshall 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.
Cottonwood, 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 56229 (Cottonwood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $2,950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 79 contributions totaling $3,613 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)