The small city of Mary, MN is known for its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of community. Its residents take pride in their town and are passionate about making it a safe and inviting place for all. Over the years, the town has taken great strides to ensure its political landscape reflects the values and ideals of its citizens. In recent years, Mary’s local political candidates have worked to support progressive policies that aim to improve the quality of life in the city. From investing in infrastructure projects like roads and bridges, to advocating for better healthcare access, Mary’s elected officials have made sure that every resident is heard and represented regardless of their background or beliefs. Despite its size, Mary has become a beacon for progressive policies throughout the area and continues to strive towards a brighter future through positive leadership from its local politicians.
The political climate in Mary, MN is moderately conservative.
Norman County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Norman County, MN 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norman county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.8%.
Norman county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mary, MN is moderately conservative.
Norman County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Mary, Minnesota: r d D D 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 Mary, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 153 contributions totaling $12,749 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,201 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)