Riverton, MN is a small town located in the Midwest. It is home to many families and businesses, but it also has a vibrant political landscape. The city is represented by local politicians who work hard to ensure that citizens have access to the services they need and their voices are heard in government. In recent years, Riverton's politics have been focused on improving public infrastructure such as parks, roads, and schools; creating more jobs for residents; and increasing economic development opportunities for businesses. Local candidates for office often debate on issues such as providing better public transportation options or making sure Riverton remains a safe place to live and work. With its passionate electorate and active local government, politics in Riverton continues to be an important part of life in this small town.
The political climate in Riverton, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Riverton, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area 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.
Riverton, 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 Riverton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $1,295 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $197 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)