Randolph, MN in zip code 55065 is a small and close-knit community located in southeastern Minnesota. The town is home to a diverse population of people from various backgrounds and cultures that all come together to make the town a vibrant place to live. The local politics in Randolph largely focuses on issues that affect the everyday lives of its citizens such as education, infrastructure, public safety, economic development, healthcare access, and environmental sustainability. Elections are held every two years for local representatives who work hard to promote the well-being of Randolph residents. These representatives provide their constituents with meaningful and informative updates on all of the issues facing Randolph and its residents so that they can stay up-to-date on what’s happening in their town. Randolph's local political candidates strive to ensure that everyone in the community has an equal voice when it comes to voting for who represents them in government. Ultimately, the goal is to create an open and inclusive environment where all members of the Randolph community can work together for a better future for the whole town.
The political climate in Zip 55065 (Randolph, MN) is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55065 (Randolph, MN) is leaning conservative.
Randolph, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
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.
Randolph, Minnesota: r r d d d D
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 55065 (Randolph)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $479 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)