Mayer, MN 55360 is a small town located in Carver County in the state of Minnesota. It has a population of around 1,500 people and is known for its rural atmosphere and friendly community. Politically, the town leans conservative and has traditionally supported Republican candidates at both local and state levels. The mayor of Mayer is currently Chad Johnston, who was elected to the position in 2015. Local government is overseen by a City Council made up of five members, all of whom are elected from the local area. In recent years, the council has been increasingly focused on improving infrastructure and public services in the town, while also taking steps to preserve its small-town charm. The city has seen an increase in new businesses over recent years, which has provided a boost to the local economy and improved employment prospects for residents.
The political climate in Zip 55360 (Mayer, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, MN is leaning conservative. In Carver County, MN 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carver county remained Republican, 51.2% to 46.4%.
Carver county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55360 (Mayer, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Mayer, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Mayer, 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 55360 (Mayer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $689 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,235 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)