The city of Montrose, MN has a thriving political landscape, with many local offices and candidates running for various positions each year. As part of Minnesota’s 6th district, state and Congressional elections are held in the area. The city also hosts elections for county commissioner positions and local offices such as mayor and council members. Montrose is actively engaged in politics, with residents eager to have their voices heard in order to make sure their community progresses for the betterment of all citizens. Political forums are frequently held to allow residents to ask questions directly to political candidates and discuss issues that are important to them. These forums provide an excellent opportunity for voters to learn about upcoming elections so they can make informed decisions when it comes time to choose their representatives.
The political climate in Zip 55363 (Montrose, MN) is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55363 (Montrose, MN) is strongly conservative.
Montrose, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Montrose, 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 55363 (Montrose)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $1,088 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)