New York Mills, Minnesota is a small town located in Otter Tail County. The town has a population of 1,100 people and is governed by the Town Board, which consists of five elected officials who serve as trustees for the citizens of New York Mills. These officials are responsible for making important decisions regarding the town's budget, infrastructure, public safety, and other local matters. The town also has a mayor who is elected to provide leadership and guidance to the Town Board. Residents of New York Mills can participate in local politics by voting in municipal elections or running for office themselves. There are several opportunities for civic engagement within the community, including joining advisory boards and attending town hall meetings. By getting involved in local politics, citizens can help shape the future of their community and ensure that it remains a safe and desirable place to live.
The political climate in New York Mills, MN is moderately conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New York Mills, MN is moderately conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area 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.
New York Mills, 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 New York Mills, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $3,700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $247 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)