Folden, Minnesota is a small town located in the heart of the state. It has a rich history and a unique culture that makes it stand out from the surrounding towns. The political scene in Folden is quite diverse and active with many different candidates running for local office. From mayoral candidates to county commissioners and even school board members, Folden residents have plenty of choices when it comes to who will lead their community. Voters take their civic duties seriously and have a strong sense of civic responsibility, so they take great care in choosing who will represent them in local government. Civic involvement is always encouraged here and all citizens are expected to participate in elections and other forms of civic engagement such as volunteerism.
The political climate in Folden, MN is strongly 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
Folden, MN is strongly 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.
Folden, 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 Folden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 762 contributions totaling $19,365 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,721 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)