Willow Valley, MN is a small town located in the northern part of the state. Although it may be small in size, it has an active political scene. Local elections take place every two years and residents can vote for their mayor, city council members, county commissioners, school board representatives, and state legislators. The politicians representing the town are passionate about making sure that everyone in Willow Valley has access to quality education, public services, and support for businesses so that the community can prosper for generations to come. Residents take pride in their ability to make a difference in their town through voting and participating in local government activities. Even though Willow Valley is a small town with limited resources, its citizens still have a voice when it comes to politics and keep the area thriving with local representation.
The political climate in Willow Valley, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willow Valley, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Willow Valley, Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Willow Valley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 299 contributions totaling $18,311 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $2,241 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)