Elk River, Minnesota is a small city located in the central part of the state. It has a population of about 25,000 people and is known for its small-town charm and friendly atmosphere. Politically, Elk River tends to be a center-right leaning area. At the local level, several candidates have recently been elected who tend to support conservative policies. These include policies related to taxes, education reform, economic development, and public safety. The current mayor of Elk River is Heidi Omerza who was elected on a platform of fiscal responsibility and strong community engagement. She has held various leadership positions in local government since 2004, including multiple terms on the city council and two terms as mayor. Additionally, the Elk River City Council consists of seven members from different wards within the city that are elected by popular vote every four years. All members uphold their commitment to responsible governance and building an even better future for their constituents.
The political climate in Elk River, MN is moderately conservative.
Sherburne County, MN is very conservative. In Sherburne County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.5%.
Sherburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elk River, MN is moderately conservative.
Sherburne County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Elk River, 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 Elk River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 745 contributions totaling $48,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $44,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)