Martinsburg, MN is a small rural town located in the southeastern region of Minnesota. The town has a strong sense of community and support from its residents for local events and initiatives. Politically, the town takes great pride in its representation and voting records. Residents have historically been engaged in local elections and have consistently supported their local candidates. The political climate is largely dominated by conservative ideals and values with an emphasis on economic growth, fiscal responsibility, and a focus on bettering the community through investment into public programs such as education. Martinsburg values bipartisanship, but ultimately leans towards the Republican party and their platform.
The political climate in Martinsburg, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Martinsburg, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, Minnesota is very 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.
Martinsburg, 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 Martinsburg, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,327 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $4,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)