Murdock, MN is a small town located in the heart of Minnesota. It is known for its close-knit community and friendly locals. But beyond the friendly atmosphere, Murdock has an active political scene. The town has had a strong presence of local politics for many years, with residents taking part in campaigns, attending meetings and voting in elections to help shape the future of Murdock. There are numerous candidates who have come forward to run in local elections for positions such as mayor and city council members. Residents are encouraged to get involved by learning about their candidates and casting their votes in order to ensure that the voice of the people is heard and respected at all levels of government. From local initiatives to national policies, Murdock has an engaged population that is eager to participate and make a difference.
The political climate in Murdock, MN is strongly conservative.
Swift County, MN is strongly conservative. In Swift County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Swift county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.4%.
Swift county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murdock, MN is strongly conservative.
Swift 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.
Murdock, Minnesota: d 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 Murdock, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)