The small town of Sandsville, MN is nestled in the heart of the countryside, making it a quaint and charming place to live. The locals take pride in their community and are very involved in local politics. There is an active city council that meets regularly to discuss the issues that affect the town, such as taxation, infrastructure, and public safety. The council holds public meetings where citizens can voice their opinions and stay up to date on current events. The mayor is also a prominent figure in the community, taking part in many public events and working with other town officials to ensure that Sandsville remains a safe and prosperous place to live.
The political climate in Sandsville, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sandsville, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Sandsville, Minnesota: R R d 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 Sandsville, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 439 contributions totaling $11,051 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $27,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $468 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)