Boy River, MN is an unincorporated community in Cass County, located on the shores of Lake Winnibigoshish. It is known for its small-town charm and friendly residents. Although there are no local political candidates, the town still has a strong sense of civic responsibility and many who are involved in local government. Residents take part in public meetings to discuss local issues and volunteer for various roles in their community. The area also enjoys strong representation at the state level with both Republican and Democratic elected officials fighting for the needs of their constituents. Residents are encouraged to get involved politically, whether that be through voting or joining an organization to advocate for their beliefs.
The political climate in Boy River, MN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Boy River, MN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly 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.
Boy 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 Boy River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $972 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $507 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)