Eagle Point, MN is a small town with a population of about 8,000 people. Although it is small in size, the politics of Eagle Point are just as important as a larger city or state. The local government consists of an elected mayor and 5 council members. Every 4 years, the residents of Eagle Point have the opportunity to elect new candidates for these positions. The current mayor and council members work hard to ensure that the needs and interests of their constituents are met. They also strive to maintain fiscal responsibility while still providing services that benefit everyone in the community. Working together, they strive to make Eagle Point a great place to live, work and play.
The political climate in Eagle Point, MN is very conservative.
Marshall County, MN is very conservative. In Marshall County, MN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.3%.
Marshall county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Eagle Point, MN is very conservative.
Marshall County, Minnesota is very 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.
Eagle Point, 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 Eagle Point, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)