Arna, MN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. Politics in Arna keep it fairly traditional, with a local government made up of elected officials who are dedicated to making decisions that serve the best interests of the community. Despite its size, Arna has an active political scene and some high-profile individuals have come from the area to become leaders in state and national politics. Local candidates seek election for various positions including mayor, city council members, school board members, county commissioners and state representatives. Issues important to Arna's citizens range from business regulations to education funding and infrastructure improvements. As a whole, Arna residents have a strong belief in the power of democracy to ensure their voices are heard and respected.
The political climate in Arna, MN is strongly conservative.
Pine County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pine County, MN 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.9%.
Pine county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Arna, MN is strongly conservative.
Pine 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.
Arna, Minnesota: d d 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 Arna, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $1,469 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 56 contributions totaling $7,425 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)