Solem, Minnesota is a small rural town with a population of around 2,500 people. It is located in the northeastern corner of the state and has been around for more than 100 years. The town has its own mayor and city council, who are responsible for governing the town and making decisions that affect the residents. They are elected by local citizens every four years in November elections which also include other county and state officials. In recent years, Solem residents have become increasingly active in local politics, attending public meetings to discuss issues that affect their community. The main political party in Solem is the Democratic Party, although there are some prominent Republicans as well. Residents across the political spectrum support causes that benefit Solem, such as environmental protection and economic development. As a whole, Solem strives to be a welcoming and diverse community where all voices are heard.
The political climate in Solem, MN is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, MN is very conservative. In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Solem, MN is strongly conservative.
Douglas County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area 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.
Solem, 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 Solem, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,485 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)