Clay, MN is a small town in the Midwest with a population of about 2,000 people. While it is not a highly populated area, it still has an active and engaged political group. The town has many local candidates running for office each year, and citizens are encouraged to become informed and participate in the political process. The local government is committed to engaging with the public and creating a space for dialogue about important issues facing the community. Residents come together to voice their opinions on matters such as education, environmental protection, healthcare reform, taxation policies, and economic development initiatives. With its close-knit community feel and commitment to transparency, Clay is an excellent example of how politics can play a role in improving quality of life in small towns.
The political climate in Clay, MN is strongly conservative.
Hubbard County, MN is strongly conservative. In Hubbard County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hubbard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.4%.
Hubbard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clay, MN is strongly conservative.
Hubbard 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.
Clay, 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 Clay, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 177 contributions totaling $8,844 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 233 contributions totaling $21,874 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)