The small town of Madelia, MN (zip code 56062) is known for its tight-knit community and friendly atmosphere. With a population of approximately 1,300 people, it is a relatively small and quiet place. In terms of politics, the town is represented by both state and federal legislators. At the state level, Senator Julie Rosen (R) represents District 23 in the Minnesota Senate while Representatives Matt Grossell (R) and Joe Schomacker (R) serve Districts 21A and 21B respectively. On the federal level, Representative Jim Hagedorn (R) serves the First Congressional District of Minnesota in the U.S. House of Representatives. Overall, Madelia's political leanings tend to favor Republican candidates who prioritize fiscal responsibility and support traditional values while also maintaining good relationships with local businesses.
The political climate in Zip 56062 (Madelia, MN) is moderately conservative.
Watonwan County, MN is moderately conservative. In Watonwan County, MN 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watonwan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.2%.
Watonwan county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56062 (Madelia, MN) is moderately conservative.
Madelia, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Watonwan County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
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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.
Madelia, Minnesota: r r d 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 56062 (Madelia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,513 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $68 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $5,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $168 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)