Belvidere, MN is a small town in the northern part of Minnesota. It has a strong sense of community and is known for its welcoming atmosphere. Politics in Belvidere are largely focused on local issues that affect residents, such as education, infrastructure, and public safety. The town holds various local elections that are important to the citizens and their families. Some major political issues affecting Belvidere include taxation levels, health care services, environmental regulations, and voting rights. Local candidates who seek office generally have similar platforms on these issues and strive to make positive changes for the community while also representing the interests of the people who live there. Belvidere is also active in state-level politics, with Town Council members regularly engaging with state representatives about legislative items that impact the town's citizens.
The political climate in Belvidere, MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Goodhue County, MN 41.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Goodhue county remained strongly Republican, 56.1% to 41.2%.
Goodhue county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belvidere, MN is moderately conservative.
Goodhue County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Red Wing Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Belvidere, 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 Belvidere, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,062 contributions totaling $47,379 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 314 contributions totaling $227,493 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $725 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)