Garden, MN is a small city located in the Midwest. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. In Garden, MN politics are important to many of the citizens who take pride in their town. Local elections are especially important as they shape the future of the city and affect all citizens. The local candidates in Garden, MN strive to be responsive to their residents’ needs and provide positive solutions to any problems that may arise. They work hard to ensure that every citizen's voice is heard and respected while working towards a better tomorrow for the city. All political decisions taken in Garden, MN are done so with great care and consideration for the future of all its residents.
The political climate in Garden, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garden, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Garden, Minnesota: R R d 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 Garden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 83 contributions totaling $34,530 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $416 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $13,263 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $510 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)