Manhattan Beach, MN is a small city located in the southeastern corner of the state. It is home to a diverse population that consists of families, retirees, and young professionals. The politics in Manhattan Beach are largely conservative, with both local and state races usually leaning Republican. Despite this trend, there are still many democrats in the area who are active in local politics. Manhattan Beach has several city council members who work on issues facing residents such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and economic development. Residents of Manhattan Beach can stay informed about their representatives by attending city council meetings or following local news outlets for updates on current events happening within the town.
The political climate in Manhattan Beach, MN is strongly 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
Manhattan Beach, MN is strongly 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.
Manhattan Beach, 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 Manhattan Beach, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 231 contributions totaling $10,696 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $13,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $242 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)