Solway, MN is a small community located in the northern part of Minnesota. It has a vibrant and active political scene, with many local organizations and clubs dedicated to advocating for important issues. Political parties in Solway include the Republican Party, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, and the Green Party. Local politicians are active in their communities, whether that is providing vital services or engaging with constituents on important topics. Issues of importance to residents in Solway range from environmental protection to increasing access to healthcare services in rural areas. With its large mix of people and cultures, Solway is an exciting place to be politically active as there are many opportunities for collaboration and learning about different perspectives on the issues at hand.
The political climate in Solway, MN is moderately conservative.
Beltrami County, MN is leaning conservative. In Beltrami County, MN 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beltrami county remained Republican, 50.4% to 47.2%.
Beltrami county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Solway, MN is moderately conservative.
Beltrami County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Bemidji Metro Area is leaning 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.
Solway, Minnesota: r d D d 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 Solway, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $422 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $25 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)