Belle River, MN is a small town located in the rural Midwest. The town's local politics are focused on maintaining and preserving the local economic and cultural heritage of the area. There is strong support for creating jobs within the city limits, as well as developing community programs that benefit everyone in Belle River. Locals are also very passionate about making sure their voice is heard in local government by voting regularly and advocating for what they believe is best for their community. The current mayor, Bob Johnson, has been working hard to ensure residents have access to quality public services and infrastructure that will encourage businesses to invest in Belle River as well as create a safe and peaceful environment for all citizens.
The political climate in Belle River, MN is very conservative.
Douglas County, MN is very conservative. In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle River, MN is very conservative.
Douglas County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Belle River, 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 Belle River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 48 contributions totaling $9,965 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $208 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $9,362 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $302 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)