Sleepy Eye, MN is a small town located in Brown County with a population of around 3,600. It has been an important part of the region's political landscape for many years, with local elections held every two years. These elections are highly contested and usually feature multiple candidates running for mayor, city council members, and other positions. Current political issues in Sleepy Eye include budgeting concerns, infrastructure improvements, and development planning. Local politicians have worked hard to ensure that the residents of Sleepy Eye have access to all the resources they need to live happy and successful lives. They strive to maintain a balance between preserving the town's rural character while also promoting economic growth and job opportunities. With its vibrant community spirit and dedication to remaining true to its roots, Sleepy Eye continues to be an integral part of Minnesota's political landscape.
The political climate in Zip 56085 (Sleepy Eye, MN) is strongly conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56085 (Sleepy Eye, MN) is strongly conservative.
Sleepy Eye, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm Metro Area is very 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.
Sleepy Eye, 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 56085 (Sleepy Eye)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $5,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $35,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $556 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)