Arena, MN is a small town located in the Midwest United States and offers its citizens a peaceful and laid-back lifestyle. Despite its small size, the politics in Arena, MN still matters to the residents as their local and state representatives make decisions that affect their lives. The town is represented by both state and federal politicians from both major political parties. These representatives are responsible for making sure that the needs of Arena’s citizens are addressed and that their interests are taken into account when making important decisions about their future. The town also has numerous volunteer organizations that help to provide community support to those in need, as well as advocate for policy changes that benefit the entire local population. With all these efforts combined, it is clear that politics in Arena, MN are important to its citizens and always will be.
The political climate in Arena, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lac qui Parle County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lac qui Parle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.8%.
Lac qui Parle county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arena, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Arena, 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 Arena, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $3,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $4,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $161 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)