Hanska, MN is a peaceful and quiet community located in Nicollet County that has an estimated population of over 560 people. The local politics in Hanska are determined by the residents of the town, who come together to make decisions regarding the budget, infrastructure, and other important matters. Each year, local elections are held in order to select representatives from the community who will be responsible for setting the political agenda for the town. These elected officials then take part in debates on proposed laws and initiatives and ultimately decide how Hanska's citizens will be represented on a larger scale. The political landscape in Hanska is diverse and includes individuals from both major political parties and those who choose not to align with either party. This diversity ensures that all voices are taken into consideration when it comes to making important decisions for the community as a whole.
The political climate in Zip 56041 (Hanska, MN) is very conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56041 (Hanska, MN) is very conservative.
Hanska, Minnesota is very conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm Metro Area is very 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.
Hanska, 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 56041 (Hanska)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $525 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $1,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)