Svea, MN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. Although it has a relatively small population, politics in Svea are still an important aspect of the community. The town has a city council that consists of five members that represent the community on various issues such as budgeting, infrastructure, and public safety. Local elections occur every two years and residents are encouraged to participate in order to ensure their voices are heard by their elected officials. The city also holds special elections when there is a need to fill vacancies or pass initiatives. Issues surrounding Svea’s local politics often include taxes, education, transportation, and zoning laws. While some residents may not be politically active, they still take part in voting for local candidates during elections or signing petitions that might affect them directly.
The political climate in Svea, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, MN is moderately conservative. In Kittson County, MN 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kittson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 38.1%.
Kittson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Svea, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Svea, 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 Svea, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $177 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)