The small town of Angus, MN is located in Clearwater County and is a great place for families looking to settle into a quiet and friendly community. Although the town itself has only a population of 120 people, it is surrounded by several other small towns with similar populations. Politically, the area is represented by representatives from both major parties: Republicans and Democrats. Local political candidates regularly visit Angus to attend community events and meet with constituents. In addition to elected officials at the state level, Angus also has representatives at the county level who strive to ensure that local needs are met as effectively as possible. All these representatives understand that although Angus may be small in size, its residents’ voices still need to be heard and respected in all matters of politics.
The political climate in Angus, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Angus, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Angus, Minnesota: R R d 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 Angus, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 46 contributions totaling $2,818 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 30 contributions totaling $5,682 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)