The small town of Kenyon, MN (zip code 55946) is located in Goodhue County and is part of the greater Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. The town has a population of about 1,700 people and is known for its strong sense of community and tight-knit relationships between its residents. The political landscape in Kenyon reflects this close-knit feel, with most local elections being conducted in a nonpartisan manner. Residents have the opportunity to cast their votes for local representatives from both major parties at the city level, as well as be involved in initiatives that shape the town’s future. Local political organizations regularly organize events to discuss important topics and encourage active participation from citizens in their decision-making process. Generally speaking, the politics of Kenyon are peaceful and focused on creating a safe and prosperous environment for all its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 55946 (Kenyon, MN) is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55946 (Kenyon, MN) is moderately conservative.
Kenyon, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing 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.
Kenyon, 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 55946 (Kenyon)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $1,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 45 contributions totaling $5,710 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)