Ball Bluff is a small town located in the state of Minnesota. Although it may be small, Ball Bluff has a vibrant political culture with a wide range of opinions and views. Citizens of Ball Bluff have been actively engaging in local politics for many years, and they continue to be active in the political process today. Residents work together to ensure that their voices are heard when it comes to important decisions that affect the town as a whole. From electing local officials and participating in county meetings to ensuring that taxation remains fair, citizens of Ball Bluff take an active role in the local government and strive to make sure that their community has a bright future ahead.
The political climate in Ball Bluff, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, MN is strongly conservative. In Aitkin County, MN 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aitkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.0%.
Aitkin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ball Bluff, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin 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.
Ball Bluff, Minnesota: d 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 Ball Bluff, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $130 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)