Staples, MN is a small town that exists in a rural area of Minnesota. It has a population of approximately 3000 people and its politics tend to reflect the values and beliefs of a majority of people living in this region. The main political issues that Staples residents are concerned with are improving public education, supporting small businesses, maintaining strong relationships with local farming communities, and ensuring access to quality healthcare. During elections, Staples citizens will vote for candidates who support these ideals and make sure they take actions to improve the quality of life in their community. Local candidates must strive to represent the needs of Staples residents and provide practical solutions to address these issues. By voting for local leaders who understand the unique needs of Staples, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard and their interests are represented at all levels of government.
The political climate in Staples, MN is moderately conservative.
Todd County, MN is very conservative. In Todd County, MN 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.8%.
Todd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Staples, MN is moderately conservative.
Todd 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.
Staples, 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 Staples, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $470 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 78 contributions totaling $4,994 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)