The town of Owens, MN is a small rural community located in the north-eastern region of Minnesota. It is home to a close-knit population of approximately 1,500 people. The political landscape in Owens is centered around the local government and school board, which are responsible for the day-to-day operations of the town. While there have been some contentious debates on certain issues within the Owens City Council, overall there has been a strong sense of community support for the decisions made by these local representatives. In terms of state and national politics, many residents lean towards more conservative candidates, as this reflects their values and beliefs. For general elections, most citizens choose to vote according to their party affiliation and not necessarily on individual candidates or initiatives. While there isn't much diversity in terms of political thought in Owens, it still remains an important part of civic life for many residents.
The political climate in Owens, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Owens, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Owens, Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Owens, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 247 contributions totaling $11,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)