Birch Cooley, MN is a great place to live with its beautiful scenery and friendly people. The local politics in Birch Cooley reflect the values of the community. Citizens are passionate about their city and actively participate in the political process to ensure that their voice is heard. Issues like public safety, education, economic development, environmental protection, and infrastructure investment are important topics of discussion during election cycles. Local leaders strive to make decisions that will benefit all citizens and create a positive future for Birch Cooley. Elections are held regularly to determine who will serve as mayor and other positions on the local governing body. The council works together with various departments within the city to make sure residents’ needs are met. All residents have an opportunity to get involved in their local government by attending meetings or running for office themselves if they feel they can bring fresh ideas and innovative solutions to the table.
The political climate in Birch Cooley, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Birch Cooley, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, Minnesota 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.
Birch Cooley, 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 Birch Cooley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 24 contributions totaling $5,350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $223 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $4,120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)