Waubun, MN is a small town located in Mahnomen County in northwestern Minnesota. It has a population of around 800 people, and is known for its friendly and tight-knit community. The local government is managed by an elected town board that works together to make decisions about the town's operations and future planning. Waubun also elects representatives to serve on the Mahnomen County Board of Commissioners, which makes decisions regarding county-wide issues like transportation and public safety. Other local political offices such as mayor, city council, school board, and library board are filled through elections held each year. The local political candidates have a deep connection to the community and understand the needs of Waubun residents better than anyone else. They work hard to make sure the town continues to thrive in an ever-changing environment.
The political climate in Waubun, MN is somewhat conservative.
Mahnomen County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mahnomen County, MN 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahnomen county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.3%.
Mahnomen county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waubun, MN is somewhat conservative.
Mahnomen County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Waubun, 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 Waubun, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $2,643 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)