Athens, Minnesota is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. The town has a population of approximately 810 people and covers 0.9 square miles. Athens is home to several local businesses, parks, and trails that the community enjoys. Although it may be a small town, politics still play an important role in Athens. The city council meets regularly to discuss various local issues and concerns that affect the residents of Athens. Local elections are held every two years with candidates representing different political parties vying for positions on the council. These elected officials work together to make decisions about budgeting and other policies that affect Athenians on a daily basis. In addition to the city council, citizens have an opportunity to get involved in local politics through other organizations such as the Chamber of Commerce, school board meetings, or attending public forums where they can engage with their representatives. With so many options to get involved in political affairs in Athens, residents have ample opportunity to share their opinions and beliefs with elected officials and make sure that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Athens, MN is very conservative.
Isanti County, MN is very conservative. In Isanti County, MN 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isanti county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.5%.
Isanti county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Athens, MN is very conservative.
Isanti County, Minnesota is very 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.
Athens, 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 Athens, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 284 contributions totaling $9,803 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $13,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $210 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)