Shevlin, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 2,500 people. The town politics are overseen by the mayor and their cabinet of various city officials. Residents of Shevlin can attend monthly town hall meetings to have their voices heard and many participate in local elections to decide who will represent them in government. The local political candidates vary from year to year but they always strive to make positive changes for the benefit of the community. Residents of Shevlin take great pride in their town and its politics, showing dedication to making it a better place for everyone.
The political climate in Shevlin, MN is very conservative.
Clearwater County, MN is very conservative. In Clearwater County, MN 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.8%.
Clearwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shevlin, MN is very conservative.
Clearwater County, Minnesota is very 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.
Shevlin, 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 Shevlin, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $3,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $14,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,825 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)