Mapleton, MN is a small rural town located in the Midwest. The town is known for its close-knit community and active involvement in local politics. Mapleton has a dedicated City Council that helps to make decisions on how to best serve the community. They work hard to ensure that the citizens of Mapleton are heard and their needs are met. The City Council works with various agencies, organizations, and local businesses to ensure a safe, prosperous place to live for all residents. Local elections often draw large numbers of voters to decide who will represent them in government. Candidates campaign on issues such as economic growth, infrastructure improvements, public safety, education and healthcare initiatives, and other important topics that affect the citizens of Mapleton.
The political climate in Mapleton, MN is leaning conservative.
Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mapleton, MN is leaning conservative.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mapleton, Minnesota: r d D d r 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 Mapleton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $13,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)