Politics in Brandsvold, MN, is an important part of the local culture and community. Every four years, the city elects a mayor and council members that are responsible for making decisions about how the city is run. The election for these positions usually has a good turnout from citizens who want to have their voices heard in their local government. Other political issues that come up in Brandsvold include taxes, education, public safety, local economic development, and infrastructure. Residents of the city often come together to discuss these matters at public meetings held by the local government. This engagement helps ensure that Brandsvold remains a vibrant and well-run community.
The political climate in Brandsvold, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brandsvold, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Brandsvold, Minnesota: R R d 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 Brandsvold, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $7,515 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $4,258 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $170 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)