Monson, Minnesota is a small town located near Minneapolis. While the population of Monson is relatively small, it still has its own politics that shape the community. Local elections are held on a regular basis to decide who will represent the people of Monson in government. The candidates for local office come from both major parties and often have different views on how best to serve the needs of their constituency. Issues such as taxes, education, and economic development are regularly debated by these candidates and ultimately decided by the voters. Elections also determine what projects receive funding within the town, such as public recreation areas and infrastructure improvements. Political engagement in Monson is encouraged as it allows citizens to have their voices heard on issues that directly affect them.
The political climate in Monson, MN is strongly conservative.
Traverse County, MN is strongly conservative. In Traverse County, MN 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Traverse county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.5%.
Traverse county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Monson, MN is strongly conservative.
Traverse 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.
Monson, Minnesota: r r 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 Monson, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $3,638 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $520 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $7,576 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $379 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)