Walls, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 5,000 people. It is largely a rural area and the majority of its citizens are conservative in their political views. The town is governed by the local city council, composed of five members elected every two years. Each election brings out passionate candidates who strive to represent the interests of their constituents. The town has seen some divisive debates on issues such as immigration and gun rights, but overall the local politics are civil and people are committed to finding common ground. Despite their differences, most residents take pride in being part of a community that values open dialogue and understanding.
The political climate in Walls, MN is strongly conservative.
Traverse County, MN is strongly conservative. In Traverse County, MN 35.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Traverse county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.9% to 35.5%.
Traverse county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walls, MN is strongly conservative.
Traverse 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.
Walls, Minnesota: r r 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 Walls, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $5,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $10,555 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $293 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)