Parke, MN is a small rural community located in the Midwest. It has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is known for its tight-knit community atmosphere. Although it does not have large political campaigns or well-known politicians running for office, local politics are still very important to the citizens of Parke. Community members are actively involved in local elections and work together to ensure that their voices are heard. They also advocate for change on topics such as public safety, healthcare, education, and economic development. With residents that care deeply about their town’s future, Parke strives to be a place where everyone can feel safe and secure while also having access to the necessary resources they need to thrive.
The political climate in Parke, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Parke, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Parke, Minnesota: r r D d r 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 Parke, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $858 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 89 contributions totaling $16,252 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)