St. Stephen, MN is a small city with a population of around 2,500 people that prides itself on its commitment to community and the shared values of integrity and respect. The city's political landscape is dominated by local elections that are held annually for the mayor and four city council seats. These competitive races attract candidates from all walks of life who bring their unique perspectives and experiences to the table. Candidates typically run on platforms focused on improving public safety, increasing access to resources, and enhancing quality of life for all residents. The community is actively involved in political discourse throughout the election season as candidates meet with voters at forums and debates to discuss important issues facing St. Stephen. These conversations ensure that elected officials have an understanding of what matters most to citizens when making decisions about budgeting, infrastructure projects, and other aspects of local governance.
The political climate in St. Stephen, MN is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stearns County, MN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stearns county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Stearns county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Stephen, MN is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
St. Cloud Metro Area is strongly 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. Stephen, 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. Stephen, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 445 contributions totaling $25,354 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 80 contributions totaling $36,695 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $459 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)