St. Olaf, MN is a small town located in the Midwest United States. It has a rich history of political activism and engagement with its local politics. The St. Olaf Town Council meets regularly to discuss issues facing the community and to make decisions on behalf of the people of St. Olaf. The city has many candidates in all levels of government running for office each year, giving residents plenty of options when it comes to selecting their representatives. Issues such as public safety, environmental protection, economic development and education are all important topics discussed during the election cycle and there is always something new going on in this small but active town. Residents are encouraged to get involved in their local politics so that they can have a say in the future of their community.
The political climate in St. Olaf, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Olaf, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls 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.
St. Olaf, 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 St. Olaf, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 214 contributions totaling $8,912 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $5,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)