Ideal, MN is a small rural city located in the Midwest region of the United States. Politics in Ideal are mainly focused on local issues such as infrastructure, taxation, and community development. Local candidates focus on these issues to ensure that the citizens of Ideal have access to quality services and a better quality of life. The city council meets monthly to discuss and vote on policies related to these topics. They also host public forums throughout the year where residents can voice their opinions and express any concerns they may have regarding politics in Ideal. Additionally, there are several volunteer organizations dedicated to promoting political awareness among citizens in Ideal. These organizations provide education about current events and local politics, as well as encourage participation in the democratic process by registering voters and hosting candidate debates.
The political climate in Ideal, MN is moderately conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ideal, MN is moderately conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ideal, 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 Ideal, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 496 contributions totaling $75,488 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $152 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 321 contributions totaling $37,219 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $116 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)