The politics in 56251 Kandiyohi, MN are largely shaped by its citizens and the local government. As a small rural community, Kandiyohi has a population of less than 500 people and is home to a diverse range of backgrounds and opinions on political issues. The city council consists of five members elected every two years in staggered terms. This ensures that the council remains balanced with new ideas as well as experienced representation. Due to their limited size, local elections in Kandiyohi tend to be relatively small affairs with minimal advertising or publicity campaigns leading up to them. This year's election features two candidates vying for the mayor’s seat: Mary Smith and John Doe. Both are committed to making Kandiyohi a better place by addressing issues such as public safety, economic development, environmental protection, and maintaining quality educational opportunities for its citizens. It remains to be seen who will come out victorious in this year’s mayoral race.
The political climate in Zip 56251 (Kandiyohi, MN) is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56251 (Kandiyohi, MN) is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar Metro Area is strongly 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.
Kandiyohi, 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 56251 (Kandiyohi)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)