White Pine, MN is a small rural town with a population of just over 1,200 people. Despite its small size it has an active political scene with many local candidates vying for office each election cycle. Local residents are passionate about making sure their voices are heard and have been very involved in the electoral process for years. Residents come together to discuss the issues that most affect them, such as healthcare, education, and job creation. They also take part in public forums where they can ask questions of the local candidates and hold them accountable. With strong support from its citizens, White Pine is sure to remain an active political player for years to come.
The political climate in White Pine, MN is strongly 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
White Pine, MN is strongly 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.
White Pine, 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 White Pine, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $1,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)