Granville, MN is a small town located in the southern region of Minnesota near the Iowa border. It is characterized by its close-knit community and strong sense of civic responsibility. The politics in Granville are focused on local issues that affect the residents in the town such as education, infrastructure, and economic development. Local elections tend to focus on these issues, with candidates offering solutions that will improve quality of life for everyone. Issues at a state or federal level are discussed but rarely sway the outcome of elections in Granville as people believe that their local politicians should be able to make decisions on behalf of their own constituents. The citizens of Granville have faith in their elected officials and believe that they will work hard to ensure that their interests are best served.
The political climate in Granville, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, MN is moderately conservative. In Kittson County, MN 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kittson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 38.1%.
Kittson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granville, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, Minnesota 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.
Granville, Minnesota: r d D d 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 Granville, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $9,747 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $5,974 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $498 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)