56045 Hollandale, MN is an area rich in political history. With a population of 803 according to the 2010 US Census, it is a small community with a large impact on local politics. The most recent election saw a tight race between candidates for the town's mayor and council members. While no one candidate ended up with an overwhelming majority, each was able to showcase their platform and highlight their various qualifications. The result was an election that was ultimately decided by the residents of 56045 Hollandale, MN who voted in favor of the candidates that best represented their interests. Despite being a small town, 56045 Hollandale has had its fair share of political activity over the years and continues to have a great influence on local politics today.
The political climate in Zip 56045 (Hollandale, MN) is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Freeborn County, MN 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Freeborn county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.0%.
Freeborn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56045 (Hollandale, MN) is moderately conservative.
Hollandale, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Albert Lea 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.
Hollandale, Minnesota: D D D D 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 56045 (Hollandale)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $225 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)