Crate, MN is a small town located in the heart of rural Minnesota. The town has a population of approximately 5,500 people and is known for its tight-knit community atmosphere. Despite its size, Crate has a vibrant political landscape with many local candidates vying for positions within the town government. Local elections typically draw larger than usual turnout from the citizens of Crate, as they are eager to have their voices heard and support candidates who share their values and goals for the town. Issues ranging from infrastructure development to economic growth often take center stage in campaigns, and regardless of who wins each election cycle, it always brings a sense of new energy to the community.
The political climate in Crate, MN is strongly conservative.
Chippewa County, MN is strongly conservative. In Chippewa County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chippewa county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Chippewa county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crate, MN is strongly conservative.
Chippewa 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.
Crate, Minnesota: r d d d 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 Crate, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $67 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $238 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)