Sacred Heart, MN is a small rural farming community located in 56285. Despite its relatively tiny size, the town takes great pride in its politics and civic engagement. Each year, local residents take part in elections on all levels of government, from county to state. Candidates for office come from a variety of backgrounds and offer a variety of perspectives that are reflective of the town's diverse population. Local political forums give residents an opportunity to learn more about the candidates and their positions on important issues within the community. Additionally, Sacred Heart has recently started introducing youth programs to engage young people in local politics and help foster an understanding of how government works at all levels. This commitment to participation in civic affairs ensures that Sacred Heart remains an active and vibrant part of the political landscape in Minnesota.
The political climate in Zip 56285 (Sacred Heart, MN) is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56285 (Sacred Heart, MN) is very conservative.
Sacred Heart, Minnesota is very conservative.
Renville County, Minnesota is very conservative.
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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.
Sacred Heart, 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 56285 (Sacred Heart)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $605 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)