Long Beach, MN is located in the state of Minnesota and is part of the St. Louis County. The town has a growing population that is made up of both young and old generations who are focused on creating a safe and prosperous community. These residents are engaged in local politics by casting their vote for city council members and other elected officials that have the best interest of the town at heart. Every election year, Long Beach residents come out to show their support for candidates running for mayor, city council, and other important positions. These individuals typically discuss their plans to improve public safety, fund infrastructure projects, bolster economic development efforts, and increase accessibility to resources for Long Beach residents. The political dialogue within Long Beach is one of discussion and progress as representatives from all levels of government strive to deliver on promises they made during campaigns.
The political climate in Long Beach, MN is moderately conservative.
Pope County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pope County, MN 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pope county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.3%.
Pope county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Long Beach, MN is moderately conservative.
Pope 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.
Long Beach, Minnesota: r 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 Long Beach, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $6,133 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $8,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)