Battle Plain, MN is a peaceful town nestled in the rolling hills of the Midwest. Politically, it is a predominantly Republican-leaning town, with voting records showing that most residents lean to the right of the political spectrum. There is a strong sense of community and civic engagement in Battle Plain, with many actively participating in local politics and assessing policies from different perspectives. The town has two main political parties; The Republicans and Democrats. Residents have been known to rally together on both sides of an issue in order to create positive outcomes for the community as a whole. As such, local elections often draw high levels of voter turnout, with candidates running for positions ranging from mayor to school board members. Local debates between candidates are common before every election cycle, allowing Battle Plain residents to get an accurate perspective on who they’d like to see represent them at the polls.
The political climate in Battle Plain, MN is very conservative.
Rock County, MN is very conservative. In Rock County, MN 29.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Rock county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.4% to 29.7%.
Rock county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Battle Plain, MN is very conservative.
Rock County, Minnesota is very 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 Plain, 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 Battle Plain, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 113 contributions totaling $13,478 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $11,490 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)