Dennison, MN is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state with a population of around 790 people. It is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its strong sense of civic involvement and political participation. Notable local political candidates have included Phil Schlichte, who served as mayor from 2011 to 2019, and current mayor Charles Sperfslage. Both men have been heavily involved in the city's efforts to bring economic growth and vitality to the community. Election turnout for local elections are consistently high, with members of all age groups actively voting for those they believe can best represent their interests. Local referendums also contribute to the political environment, and recent initiatives have included an effort to add bike lanes throughout the city as well as an effort to reduce emissions from local businesses. In short, Dennison’s citizens are dedicated to ensuring their voices are heard and their interests protected through active engagement in the political process.
The political climate in Zip 55018 (Dennison, MN) is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55018 (Dennison, MN) is moderately conservative.
Dennison, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Dennison, 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 55018 (Dennison)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $4,286 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)