Rapidan, MN is a small town located in the central part of the state. It is a rural area with a population of just over 1,000 people. The town has a mayor and several members of the city council who are responsible for making decisions about the local government and overseeing important services such as public safety, infrastructure maintenance, and community development. Rapidan also has an active political scene with many residents participating in local elections to help choose leaders who will best meet their needs. While there are no local candidates at this time, residents are encouraged to stay informed on issues that matter to them such as economic development, environmental conservation, and social justice in order to make sure their voices are heard when deciding who will be elected to lead their town.
The political climate in Rapidan, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Rapidan, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Rapidan, Minnesota: r d 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 Rapidan, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,253 contributions totaling $174,596 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 441 contributions totaling $184,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $419 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)