Fergus Falls, Minnesota is a small town with a population of approximately 14,000. It is located in Otter Tail County and its government is composed of a mayor and five council members. The city has an elected mayor who represents the community in all its dealings and oversees the administration of local policies and services. The city council is responsible for making decisions regarding city ordinances, budgets, zoning regulations, development projects, and other aspects of local government. There are various political organizations active in Fergus Falls that work to promote change or influence policy decisions made by the city council. These groups often organize events to educate citizens on important issues or provide support for specific candidates running for office. Additionally, there are resources available to residents such as the Fergus Falls City Hall website which provides information on current initiatives and upcoming elections. Overall, politics play an important role in Fergus Falls' community life and many citizens take part in or keep up with the latest political news from their hometown.
The political climate in Fergus Falls, MN is moderately conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Fergus Falls, MN is moderately conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area 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.
Fergus Falls, 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 Fergus Falls, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 279 contributions totaling $21,719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $24,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)