Nerstrand, MN is a small rural town in Rice County with a population of just over 500. It is a close-knit community that is strongly influenced by local politics. The city council is responsible for setting the budget and making decisions about public services. Elections are held every two years to choose the city council members who serve four-year terms. The Mayor and Council President are appointed by the City Council. In addition to the elected officials, there are many committees and volunteer organizations dedicated to helping ensure Nerstrand remains a vibrant community. These include groups such as the Chamber of Commerce, the Main Street Committee, and many others that focus on issues like economic development, education, recreation, health care, and improving quality of life in Nerstrand.
The political climate in Zip 55053 (Nerstrand, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, MN is leaning liberal. In Rice County, MN 48.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rice county remained narrowly Republican, 48.9% to 48.8%.
Rice county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55053 (Nerstrand, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Nerstrand, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Rice County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Faribault-Northfield Metro Area is leaning 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.
Nerstrand, Minnesota: d d D d 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 55053 (Nerstrand)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $570 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $18,108 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $489 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)