Bygland, MN is a small town located in the midwest region of the United States. It has a vibrant and active political scene, with local elections taking place on an annual basis. The residents of Bygland are passionate about their political beliefs and strive to ensure that their views are represented in government. They are represented by a well-established, diverse range of political parties, from Republicans to Democrats to Independents. Residents also take part in national elections such as presidential races every four years. Issues such as immigration, healthcare and education are key topics in Bygland's politics. Political debates often take place in the local community center or town hall meetings throughout the year to ensure that all voices can be heard. Local members of Congress have offices in the city to provide assistance on federal issues while local representatives attend various events throughout the year to meet with constituents and discuss their ideas and concerns directly with them. Through these initiatives, Bygland citizens remain actively involved in politics at all levels of government.
The political climate in Bygland, 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
Bygland, 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.
Bygland, 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 Bygland, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 400 contributions totaling $11,619 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $29 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $25,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $481 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)