Verdon, MN is a small town located in the Midwest United States with a deep history of civic engagement. In recent years, the city has been home to a variety of local political candidates who have sought to represent their community and bring about positive change. These candidates have come from diverse backgrounds and include people from both major parties. For example, in the 2020 election cycle, Verdon residents saw two local candidates vying for mayor: one was an independent and the other was a Democrat. In addition to these mayoral races, there have been several contested races for City Council positions as well as special elections such as school board seats. The citizens of Verdon are passionate about being involved in their local government and making sure that their voices are heard on important issues like education, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development.
The political climate in Verdon, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, MN is strongly conservative. In Aitkin County, MN 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aitkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.0%.
Aitkin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Verdon, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin 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.
Verdon, Minnesota: d r d 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 Verdon, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $855 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,062 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)