Bassett, MN is a small town with a population of just over 4,000 people. It is located in the heart of Minnesota and is known for its rural charm and peaceful atmosphere. Despite its small size, Bassett is active in politics and has seen many changes over the years. The local government works to ensure that the community’s needs are met and that they are represented in state legislation. In recent years, there have been several candidates running for office in Bassett, all striving to make meaningful differences in the lives of their constituents. All of these candidates have different ideas about how to best serve the people of Bassett but have one thing in common – a commitment to making Bassett a safe and prosperous place to live for everyone.
The political climate in Bassett, 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
Bassett, 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.
Bassett, 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 Bassett, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 154 contributions totaling $4,836 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 69 contributions totaling $5,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)