Battle, MN is a small rural town located in the northern part of the state. Although relatively small in size, Battle has a strong sense of local political participation and an active civic life. The Town Council is made up of community members from throughout the area who come together to make decisions about important issues such as infrastructure and land use. Residents are encouraged to attend Town Council meetings and voice their concerns or ideas about how the town should be run. Additionally, there are several organizations within the community that provide residents with opportunities to get involved in local politics such as volunteer events for candidates running for office or voter registration drives. By getting involved, citizens can ensure that their voices are heard and that their local government is making decisions that reflect their needs and interests.
The political climate in Battle, MN is leaning liberal.
Beltrami County, MN is leaning conservative. In Beltrami County, MN 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beltrami county remained Republican, 50.4% to 47.2%.
Beltrami county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Battle, MN is leaning liberal.
Beltrami County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Bemidji Metro Area is leaning 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.
Battle, Minnesota: r d D d 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 Battle, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)