Libby, MN is a small town in the Midwest of the United States. It is governed by a mayor and four city council members who are elected on a bi-annual basis. The mayor and council members are responsible for setting the local policies and laws that affect Libby's residents. They focus on topics such as public safety, economic development, infrastructure improvements, and quality of life. Every two years, political candidates from local political parties compete for these roles by presenting their qualifications and platforms to voters in the community. Through vigorous campaigning, citizens become educated about each candidate's opinions and make informed decisions at election time. Local politics play an important role in Libby's growth and prosperity as it influences many aspects of day-to-day life for its citizens.
The political climate in Libby, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, MN is strongly conservative. In Aitkin County, MN 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aitkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.0%.
Aitkin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Libby, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, Minnesota 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.
Libby, Minnesota: d r d 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 Libby, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 97 contributions totaling $2,288 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $3,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $148 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)