Stoney Brook, MN is a small town located on the banks of the Minnesota River. The area has been home to many generations of families, and is known for its sense of community. Politically, Stoney Brook represents an interesting situation. Although it is small in size, it still has an active and engaged population when it comes to local politics. Issues important to the community are often discussed in local meetings and events, giving citizens a chance to voice their opinion and make change happen. Local events such as town hall meetings give residents the opportunity to ask questions directly to those in charge of making decisions in their city government, while also providing a forum for discussing current political issues that matter to them. As Stoney Brook continues to grow and develop, so does its involvement with the local politics.
The political climate in Stoney Brook, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stoney Brook, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Stoney Brook, Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Stoney Brook, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 502 contributions totaling $41,426 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $17,004 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)