The small town of Dodge Center, Minnesota is located in Olmsted County and has a population of 2,414. Although it is a relatively small community, politics play an important role in the day-to-day life of the citizens. The most important political body in the town is the City Council, which consists of seven elected representatives who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the community. In addition to the City Council, there are various local organizations that provide support and services to citizens in Dodge Center. These organizations include the Chamber of Commerce, Economic Development Authority, and Planning Commission. They all strive to keep the town running smoothly and ensure that its citizens have access to a variety of services and resources. Currently, there are no local political candidates running for office in Dodge Center; however, residents can still engage in local politics by attending public meetings or participating in civic activities.
The political climate in Zip 55927 (Dodge Center, MN) is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, MN is strongly conservative. In Dodge County, MN 33.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dodge county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 33.5%.
Dodge county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55927 (Dodge Center, MN) is strongly conservative.
Dodge Center, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Dodge County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
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.
Dodge Center, 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 55927 (Dodge Center)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 169 contributions totaling $2,680 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $16 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $26,456 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $389 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)