The City of Blaine, MN is a thriving community located in the northern part of the state. It has a long history of political engagement and community involvement. In recent years, many local civic initiatives have been implemented to ensure that all members of the city can have their voices heard in matters of governance and public policy. The city is home to several different political parties who each bring their own set of ideas and beliefs to the table. Residents often take part in debates, forums, and town hall meetings to discuss important issues with their neighbors and representatives. As for local political candidates, Blaine has seen a number of competitive races for both mayoral and council positions in recent years. These races are often spirited and feature candidates from both major parties as well as independent candidates who strive to foster new ideas and bring fresh perspectives to the city's decision-making process.
The political climate in Blaine, MN is leaning conservative.
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative. In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Blaine, MN is leaning conservative.
Anoka County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Blaine, 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 Blaine, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,513 contributions totaling $219,779 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,023 contributions totaling $163,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)