56281 Prinsburg, MN is a small town in Kandiyohi County with a population of 853 as of the 2010 census. The town is governed by an elected mayor and four council members that together make up the local government. Every four years, residents have the opportunity to vote for their chosen candidates for mayor and city council positions. The most recent election was held in 2016, with current Mayor Jessica Johnson winning her reelection bid against challenger Tessa Roush. The current city council consists of Nancy Friederichs, Antonia Bueckers, Marjorie Ellis and Kristin Corcoran. All four of these individuals are committed to making Prinsburg a safe and vibrant community for its citizens. Together they strive to ensure that all voices are heard when it comes to decision-making and that local elections reflect the desires of the people living in this small town.
The political climate in Zip 56281 (Prinsburg, MN) is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56281 (Prinsburg, MN) is strongly conservative.
Prinsburg, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar Metro Area is strongly 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.
Prinsburg, 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 56281 (Prinsburg)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,175 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $232 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)