The politics in 56180 Walnut Grove, MN can be described as the typical small town with a focus on local issues. The community is represented by local elected representatives and officials who work to ensure that the needs of all residents are met. These representatives take into account the opinions of all residents when creating policy or making decisions, often through public forums and meetings. The city participates in elections for various positions, such as mayor, city council members, school board members, and other local government roles. While there are no specific political candidates in this area yet, it is likely that as the population grows and activity increases more candidates will come forward to represent their views and push for change.
The political climate in Zip 56180 (Walnut Grove, MN) is very conservative.
Redwood County, MN is very conservative. In Redwood County, MN 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Redwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.4%.
Redwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56180 (Walnut Grove, MN) is very conservative.
Walnut Grove, Minnesota is very conservative.
Redwood 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.
Walnut Grove, 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 56180 (Walnut Grove)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $55 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $11 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $816 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)