Albertville, MN is a small town located in the central part of the state and has a population of about 8,000 people. The political landscape of Albertville is unique in that it is governed by an elected mayor, city council, and various other appointed positions to manage the day-to-day operations of the city. Elections for these positions are held every two years and typically draw a wide range of candidates from across the political spectrum. The current mayor is James Thompson, who was elected in 2018 and has been an advocate for encouraging business growth and economic development within Albertville. With his leadership, the city has seen a steady increase in new businesses coming to town over the past few years. Additionally, there have been notable investments made in infrastructure which have provided more access to services such as public transportation and affordable housing options. In short, Albertville's politics are characterized by an emphasis on growth and improvement through collaboration between citizens, businesses, and local governments alike.
The political climate in Albertville, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Albertville, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Albertville, 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 Albertville, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $1,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 76 contributions totaling $19,267 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $254 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)