Arrowhead, MN is a small city located in the heart of Minnesota. It is known for its close-knit community spirit and sense of civic pride. The local politics in Arrowhead are highly active and engaged, with many citizens taking an active role in shaping their city's future. The city is governed by an elected Mayor and five members of the City Council who are responsible for setting policy and managing the city's budget. Local elections are held every two years, with residents choosing candidates for mayor, council seats, and other positions such as school board members. Citizens also have the chance to get involved in their local political scene by attending town meetings or participating in campaigns organized by candidates running for office. The local political agenda includes issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, public safety initiatives, and quality of life initiatives. All citizens have a voice in their local government and can make a difference in how their city runs!
The political climate in Arrowhead, 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
Arrowhead, 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.
Arrowhead, 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 Arrowhead, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 431 contributions totaling $39,349 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 73 contributions totaling $15,293 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $209 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)