Motley, MN is located in the northwestern part of the state and is a small town with a strong sense of community. Though it is a small town, Motley has its own unique political landscape. With elections for both local and state offices, Motley residents take their civic duty seriously and actively participate in politics. The two main political parties are the Democratic and Republican parties, though there are some independent candidates from time to time. Locals are very passionate about their beliefs and have often been involved in heated debates about hot-button topics such as health care, education, immigration, and taxes. Regardless of which side you may be on politically, it's clear that Motley takes its politics seriously.
The political climate in Motley, MN is strongly conservative.
Morrison County, MN is very conservative. In Morrison County, MN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.3%.
Morrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Motley, MN is strongly conservative.
Morrison County, Minnesota is very 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.
Motley, 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 Motley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $1,148 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 94 contributions totaling $8,210 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)