Industrial, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 500 people. It is located in the County of Industrial and has a strong sense of community spirit. The local government consists of a Town Board that meets regularly to discuss and implement policy decisions for the benefit of all residents. The current mayor is John Smith, who was elected in 2018 after serving two terms as a Town Council member. The Town Board also includes four council members who are elected every two years by the citizens of Industrial.
The politics in Industrial, MN are mostly focused on local issues such as infrastructure maintenance and upgrades, public safety, and economic development initiatives. In order to bring new businesses into the area and create jobs for residents, the Town Board works with local entrepreneurs to provide incentives for job creation and business growth. Additionally, they strive to ensure that taxes remain competitive while providing essential services to residents. They also prioritize education initiatives by collaborating with schools to provide resources for children’s success. In order to promote transparency and ensure accountability from their elected officials, the Town Board holds regular open meetings where citizens can attend and voice their opinions or ask questions about any topic being discussed.
The political climate in Industrial, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Industrial, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Industrial, Minnesota: D D D D D 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 Industrial, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $2,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $33 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,111 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)