Becker County, located in Minnesota, is an area with a rich political history. Home to several towns and villages, the county has been part of state politics since its establishment in 1858. Although it cannot be stated exactly what the current political landscape looks like, there are many candidates running for local office who are dedicated to serving their communities and making Becker County a better place to live. A number of these candidates come from various backgrounds and ideologies, ensuring that there is something for everyone no matter where they align politically. All of these candidates have their own individual platforms and visions for the future of Becker County, making it an exciting time in local politics. With so much change coming soon, one can only imagine how the political landscape might look like when all is said and done!
The political climate in Becker County, MN is strongly conservative.
In Becker County, MN 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Becker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.0%.
Becker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Becker County, MN is strongly 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.
Becker, 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 Becker County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 669 contributions totaling $79,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 305 contributions totaling $40,686 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)