Wolford, MN is a small city located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has an active local government and is considered a hub for political discussion and activism in the area. The city council consists of five members who are elected at-large every two years. There are also multiple state representatives, senators and other elected officials who serve on various boards and commissions representing the citizens of Wolford. The mayor is responsible for overseeing all departments within the city government while working with the council to make decisions that benefit all of Wolford's residents. Political discussions are frequent in the area, with citizens engaging on issues that affect their daily lives. Wolford also hosts several annual events where candidates from different parties discuss their policy ideas and platforms. In addition, there are many civic organizations that focus on educating people about their rights and how to engage in meaningful dialogue about important topics such as education, economic development, public safety and more. As a result, Wolford continues to be an engaged community when it comes to politics and civic engagement.
The political climate in Wolford, MN is moderately conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Wolford, MN is moderately conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area 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.
Wolford, Minnesota: R R r 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 Wolford, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $838 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $1,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)