The politics in Forest City, Minnesota are often described as being a blend of progressive ideals and traditional values. The city is part of the larger Hennepin County region and typically falls in line with the political leanings of the county. This means that local political candidates tend to favor progressive policies such as environmental protection and social justice, while also supporting more traditional values like fiscal responsibility and individual liberties. In Forest City, most elections are non-partisan and focus on issues that directly affect the citizens rather than concerning themselves with partisan squabbles. Residents participate in the democratic process by voting for candidates who best represent their interests. There is a wide range of local political organizations where citizens can get involved and make their voices heard on key issues affecting their community.
The political climate in Forest City, MN is very conservative.
Meeker County, MN is very conservative. In Meeker County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meeker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Meeker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest City, MN is very conservative.
Meeker County, Minnesota 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.
Forest City, 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 Forest City, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $3,062 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 65 contributions totaling $10,037 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)