Editing Austin, Minnesota (section)

==Government and politics==
[[File:CityHall3.jpg|thumb|Austin City Hall]]
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|+Austin Mayor and City Council
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| '''Mayor''' || Stephen M. King || term ends in 2024
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| '''Council: At-large''' || Jeff Austin || term ends in 2022
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| '''Council: 1st Ward''' || Oballa Oballa || term ends in 2023
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| '''Council: 1st Ward''' || Rebecca Waller || term ends in 2022
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| '''Council: 2nd Ward''' || Michael Postma || term ends in 2024
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| '''Council: 2nd Ward''' || Jason Baskin || term ends in 2022
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| '''Council: 3rd Ward''' || Paul Fischer || term ends in 2024
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| '''Council: 3rd Ward''' || Joyce Poshusta || term ends in 2022
|}
The city is independent from [[Austin Township, Minnesota|Austin Township]] to the south and [[Lansing Township, Mower County, Minnesota|Lansing Township]] to the north.

Austin is in [[Minnesota's 1st congressional district]], represented by [[Brad Finstad]], a [[Republican Party of Minnesota|Republican]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3598486-republican-rep-brad-finstad-sworn-in-to-finish-hagedorns-house-term/ | title=Republican Rep. Brad Finstad sworn in to finish Hagedorn's House term | date=August 12, 2022}}</ref> It is in Minnesota Senate District 27, represented by Republican [[Gene Dornink]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=Stultz|first=Sarah|date=November 5, 2020|title=Dornink wins District 27 Senate seat|url=https://www.albertleatribune.com/2020/11/dornink-wins-27-senate-seat/|access-date=October 18, 2021|website=Albert Lea Tribune|language=en}}</ref> and House District 27B, represented by Republican Patricia Mueller. Mueller is an Austin resident.

Austin is the seat of [[Mower County, Minnesota|Mower County]] and home to the Mower County Justice Center (courthouse) and Jail. Two new buildings were completed in 2010, a $28 million campus in downtown Austin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.austindailyherald.com/2011/01/10-year-in-review/ |title=2010: Year in Review |author=<!--not stated--> |date=January 1, 2011 |website=Austin Daily Herald |access-date=March 21, 2016}}</ref>

The city of Austin is led by a [[mayor-council]] form of government. All terms are four years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ci.austin.mn.us/ |title=City of Austin, Mn |author=<!--not stated--> |access-date=March 22, 2016}}</ref>

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|+ Precinct General Election Results<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sos.state.mn.us/elections-voting/election-results/|title=Office of the Minnesota Secretary of State - Election Results}}</ref>
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! Year
! [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
! [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
! [[Third Party (United States)|Third parties]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election|2024]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|46.4% ''5,044''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''51.8%''' ''5,624''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.8% ''195'
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2020 United States presidential election|2020]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|43.2% ''4,823''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''54.6%''' ''6,088''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''243''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2016 United States presidential election|2016]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|41.8% ''4,211''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''49.9%''' ''5,031''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|8.3% ''836''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2012 United States presidential election|2012]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.2% ''3,445''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.6%''' ''7,017''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.2% ''231''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2008 United States presidential election|2008]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|32.6% ''3,578''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.1%''' ''7,142''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|2.3% ''257''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2004 United States presidential election|2004]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.7% ''3,930''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.9%''' ''7,560''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.4% ''160''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[2000 United States presidential election|2000]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|33.8% ''3,616''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''60.6%''' ''6,489''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|5.6% ''603''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1996 United States presidential election|1996]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|26.1% ''2,707''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.4%''' ''6,473''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|11.5% ''1,194''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1992 United States presidential election|1992]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|24.5% ''2,840''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.5%''' ''6,213''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|22.0% ''2,553''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1988 United States presidential election|1988]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.6% ''3,796''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''65.4%''' ''7,182''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1984 United States presidential election|1984]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.1% ''4,141''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''64.9%''' ''7,648''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.0% ''0''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1980 United States presidential election|1980]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|34.2% ''3,950''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''56.6%''' ''6,546''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|9.2% ''1,065''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1976 United States presidential election|1976]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|36.2% ''4,483''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''62.3%''' ''7,720''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''180''
|-
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1972 United States presidential election|1972]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|44.9% ''5,421''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''53.6%''' ''6,473''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|1.5% ''179''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1968 United States presidential election|1968]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|35.7% ''3,986''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''61.0%''' ''6,798''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|3.3% ''369''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''[[1964 United States presidential election|1964]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|30.4% ''3,481''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|'''69.3%''' ''7,928''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.3% ''40''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[1960 United States presidential election|1960]]'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''50.6%''' ''5,997''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|49.0% ''5,811''
| style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;"|0.4% ''51''
|}

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