Pillsbury, MN is a small town in northern Minnesota with a population of about 5,000 people. It is governed by local elected officials who are responsible for making decisions that will benefit the community. The political atmosphere in Pillsbury is generally friendly and cooperative, with both major parties represented among the residents. Voters have several opportunities to express their opinions on local issues through Town Hall meetings and by voting in local elections, which are held every four years. Issues such as economic development, education, public safety, and infrastructure improvements are important topics of discussion at these meetings and elections. Residents are always eager to support their candidates of choice and be part of the decision-making process in Pillsbury. There is an active civic life that encourages residents to be involved in the community and participate in decision-making processes.
The political climate in Pillsbury, 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
Pillsbury, 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.
Pillsbury, 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 Pillsbury, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $1,889 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $4,100 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)