Politics in Bear Creek, MN are an important part of the community. The city government is made up of elected officials who are responsible for making sure the area runs smoothly and safely. Every four years, residents vote for local candidates to represent their interests in governing the town. These officials work hard to ensure that all of Bear Creek’s citizens have access to quality services and resources. They also make sure that laws and regulations are followed to keep everyone safe and secure. The people of Bear Creek take great pride in their political system and strive to make it as successful as possible.
The political climate in Bear Creek, MN is very conservative.
Clearwater County, MN is very conservative. In Clearwater County, MN 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.8%.
Clearwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bear Creek, MN is very conservative.
Clearwater 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.
Bear Creek, 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 Bear Creek, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $3,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 59 contributions totaling $18,443 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $313 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)