Ardenhurst, MN is a small town located in the Midwestern United States. Although it is a relatively small town, its politics are still important. The local government of Ardenhurst consists of a mayor and city council members who are responsible for making decisions that will impact the local community. These decisions can range from developing new infrastructure projects to enacting policies that will improve the quality of life for residents. Every few years, local elections are held where citizens vote to decide who will be their mayor and serve on the city council. In addition to these local politicians, Ardenhurst residents may also be involved in state and federal level politics as well. As a member of the democratic process, Ardenhurst citizens have an important role in shaping their own future through political engagement.
The political climate in Ardenhurst, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ardenhurst, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota 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.
Ardenhurst, Minnesota: d D D d 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 Ardenhurst, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $2,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $1,035 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)