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Good Thunder, MN is a small town with a population of about 1,700 people. The town has a rich history as an agricultural community, and it continues to be a thriving part of the local economy. Politically, Good Thunder is a traditionally Democratic area and has been so for many years. Local elections are held every four years, in which the residents of Good Thunder vote for representatives from their own party to serve on the city council. Although there are no elected political candidates from Good Thunder itself, residents can still have their voices heard by attending public meetings or getting involved in local advocacy groups.

The political climate in Good Thunder, MN is somewhat conservative.

Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.

In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.


The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index

Good Thunder, MN is somewhat conservative.


Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.

Mankato Metro Area is leaning liberal.

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.

Good Thunder, Minnesota: r d 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 Good Thunder, MN

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $24,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $524 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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