Thorpe, MN is a small town located in the Central Region of Minnesota. The local politics of Thorpe are quite active due to its small size. Local decisions are made by the Town Council, which consists of five members who are elected every two years by popular vote. Thorpe has a vibrant and diverse political culture with several different perspectives represented on the Town Council. The citizens of Thorpe take an active role in their local government and many attend meetings to ensure that their voices are heard. Every election season is highly contested, as local candidates strive to get their message out to voters from all walks of life. The citizens of Thorpe recognize the importance of voting and participation in local politics, and they make sure every vote counts for something. Overall, the politics of Thorpe are an important part of its community identity and involvement in local government helps keep it strong.
The political climate in Thorpe, MN is strongly conservative.
Hubbard County, MN is strongly conservative. In Hubbard County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hubbard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.4%.
Hubbard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Thorpe, MN is strongly conservative.
Hubbard County, Minnesota 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.
Thorpe, 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 Thorpe, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 285 contributions totaling $17,522 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 318 contributions totaling $27,531 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $87 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)