Hunter, MN is a small town located in the middle of the state. It has a mayor and city council who are responsible for setting policies and decisions that affect the people in the town. The mayor is elected every two years, while the city council members serve three-year terms. The local government works hard to ensure that Hunter's residents have access to vital public services like water, sewer, and public transportation. They also strive to create an environment where local businesses can thrive and grow. The current mayor is Tom Johnson, who was elected in 2017 and is running for re-election this year. He has been praised for his leadership and dedication to improving the quality of life for Hunter's citizens. In addition to him, there are several candidates running for office in Hunter this year, all of whom have their own unique ideas and visions for how they would lead the town into a brighter future.
The political climate in Hunter, MN is very conservative.
Jackson County, MN is very conservative. In Jackson County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hunter, MN is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
Hunter, 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 Hunter, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $15,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)