Callaway, MN is a small town located in the central part of the state. Although it is primarily a rural community, its politics are still shaped by the larger state and national trends. Local issues such as taxation and infrastructure improvements are discussed during municipal meetings and on social media platforms. Residents have easy access to their elected officials who are always willing to listen to their concerns. During elections, residents can choose from a variety of local political candidates that they deem best suited for the job. Generally, these candidates represent both major parties at the municipal level, focusing on issues relevant to Callaway's unique needs as a rural community.
The political climate in Callaway, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, MN is strongly conservative. In Becker County, MN 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Becker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.0%.
Becker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Callaway, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, Minnesota 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.
Callaway, 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 Callaway, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $950 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 85 contributions totaling $16,381 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)