Braham, Minnesota is a small town located in Isanti County with a population of just over 1,600 people. The town is known for its rural charm and has a long history of strong community involvement. Politically, Braham leans more conservatively but does have a variety of active political options for its citizens to participate in. Local elections are held biennially for the mayor’s office as well as council seats. In addition to local candidates, voters can also choose from state and national candidates who represent their interests. The city also encourages civic engagement through events such as town hall meetings, forums, and other public events that allow residents to voice their opinions on important issues facing the community. Overall, politics play an important role in the life of Braham and provide residents with many opportunities to get involved and be part of the decision making process affecting their town.
The political climate in Braham, MN is moderately conservative.
Isanti County, MN is very conservative. In Isanti County, MN 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isanti county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.5%.
Isanti county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Braham, MN is moderately conservative.
Isanti County, Minnesota is very 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.
Braham, 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 Braham, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,412 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)