Dilworth, MN is a small town in northwestern Minnesota. It has a vibrant local political scene that involves the participation of both citizens and politicians. The local government consists of a Mayor, City Council, and various other appointed committees and boards. These governing bodies are responsible for making decisions about the town’s budget, infrastructure investments, and long-term planning initiatives. The city also works with state representatives in order to advocate for Dilworth’s interests in the Minnesota State House and Senate. Residents of Dilworth can stay informed on local politics by attending council meetings or reading the City Hall newsletter. In addition to this, each election cycle there are new candidates running for office that must be vetted by the community before being elected to their positions. As such, Dilworth has an engaged citizenry that actively participates in their local government and remains committed to ensuring its success as they move into the future.
The political climate in Dilworth, MN is leaning conservative.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dilworth, MN is leaning conservative.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dilworth, Minnesota: r r D d r d
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 Dilworth, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,060 contributions totaling $108,432 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 252 contributions totaling $177,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $703 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)