Elko New Market is a small city in Scott County, Minnesota with a population of around 4,000 people. The city is located in the south-central part of the state and it is known for its picturesque landscape and rural charm. This town has a history of being politically active with most of the residents taking an active role in local politics. Participation from the community often involves debates on important issues such as taxes, education, public safety, economic development, and more. The city council consists of five members who are all elected by popular vote every two years. There are also numerous political organizations that actively involve citizens to discuss important matters concerning the town. Citizens come together to share ideas, attend events organized by these organizations and participate in active political conversations. All these efforts strive for positive change and growth in Elko New Market.
The political climate in Elko New Market, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MN is leaning conservative. In Scott County, MN 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elko New Market, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Elko New Market, 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 Elko New Market, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $2,017 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $4,802 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)