The small town of Flowing, MN is home to a close knit community that takes pride in their local politics. The town is led by several officials and committees who strive to make decisions that are in the best interest of the community. Residents take part in various conversations surrounding upcoming elections and take great interest in matters such as tax reform, education policy, and public safety. In addition to local debates, city council meetings are also held regularly to discuss current initiatives, modify existing laws, and pass new ordinances. The citizens of Flowing, MN take pride in their ability to come together and debate topics that impact their lives on a daily basis, creating an atmosphere where everyone's voice can be heard.
The political climate in Flowing, 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
Flowing, 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.
Flowing, 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 Flowing, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $4,839 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $269 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,292 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)