The small town of Forada, MN is home to an engaged community who take their political decisions seriously. Voting in the local elections is always highly contested as the citizens strive to ensure that their voices are heard and that their needs are met. Issues such as infrastructure, education, and economic development are all important topics when discussing politics in Forada. The current mayor is determined to focus on creating jobs for residents and improving the quality of life for everyone living in town. Local candidates have been pushing for more investments into public transportation, better access to health care services and reduce taxes. All of these initiatives are aimed at making Forada a more prosperous place to live. The election process takes place every two years with the citizens of Forada making sure that their voices are heard and their concerns are addressed.
The political climate in Forada, MN is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, MN is very conservative. In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forada, MN is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Alexandria 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.
Forada, 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 Forada, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 301 contributions totaling $21,205 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 439 contributions totaling $54,727 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)