Granada, MN is a small town in southwestern Minnesota with a population of just over 600 people. It has a rich history, being home to many settlers who originally arrived in the 1800s and early 1900s. The city is governed by a mayor and six city council members, each elected from different districts within the city. The current mayor is Jeff Carlisle and the council members are Steve Johnson, Tom Halvorson, Bill Anderson, Mark Johnson, Rob Anderson and Brett Lee. Together they strive to ensure Granada remains a safe and vibrant place to live and work. They focus on promoting economic development while preserving the town's unique character and its agricultural heritage. In addition to this, they are committed to providing excellent public services such as police protection, parks and recreation programs that help keep residents engaged in their community.
The political climate in Granada, MN is very conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granada, MN is very conservative.
Martin County, Minnesota 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.
Granada, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Granada, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $1,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)