Eglon, MN is a small town with a population of about 3,000 people. The politics in Eglon are run mainly by the mayor and city council, who make decisions on behalf of the citizens. The mayoral election takes place every four years. During this period, residents have the opportunity to nominate local candidates and cast their votes to elect the mayor. Candidates for this position must be qualified under Minnesota law and should have experience or knowledge related to local government affairs. Furthermore, the city council is responsible for setting policy goals for Eglon’s citizens. They meet regularly to discuss issues like infrastructure development, educational initiatives, and public safety measures. These meetings are open to all residents of Eglon, giving them a chance to get involved in their community's political life.
The political climate in Eglon, MN is somewhat 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
Eglon, MN is somewhat 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.
Eglon, 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 Eglon, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 138 contributions totaling $7,103 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $21,663 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)