Henderson, Minnesota is a small town located in Sibley County. It is home to about 1,500 residents who are mainly of German or Irish descent. The town has a mayor and city council members that are elected every two years by the community's voters. The mayor and council work together to make decisions for the town that benefit the citizens. They also work closely with state and federal officials to ensure that Henderson remains a safe place to live and work. The government of Henderson is dedicated to providing excellent services and resources for its citizens. In addition, many local organizations support the political process in Henderson, such as the League of Women Voters and the Sibley County Republican Party. These groups help promote democracy within Henderson by helping to organize meetings, debates, forums, and other activities for citizens to participate in.
The political climate in Zip 56044 (Henderson, MN) is very conservative.
Sibley County, MN is very conservative. In Sibley County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sibley county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.4% to 28.6%.
Sibley county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56044 (Henderson, MN) is very conservative.
Henderson, Minnesota is very conservative.
Sibley County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Henderson, 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 56044 (Henderson)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)