Becker, Minnesota is a small town located in Sherburne County. It is home to approximately 4,500 citizens who enjoy the peaceful rural surroundings and close-knit community spirit. The town has a mayor who is elected every four years and a city council which works with the mayor to address the needs of local residents. There are several local political organizations, such as the Becker Area Chamber of Commerce and the Becker Conservancy Council, which work together to advocate for the interests of citizens. Beyond this, national and state level politics also play an important role in Becker's future development. The city often sends representatives to congress to fight for issues that affect its citizens directly, like healthcare reform or infrastructure improvement projects. In general, the atmosphere in Becker is friendly and supportive towards candidates from all political backgrounds or ideologies.
The political climate in Becker, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, MN is very conservative. In Sherburne County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.5%.
Sherburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Becker, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Becker, Minnesota: R R R 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 Becker, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $14,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 182 contributions totaling $96,186 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $528 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)