Belgium, MN is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Wisconsin. It has a population of just over 1,200 people and is part of Ozaukee County. Despite its small size, Belgium has an active local political scene that often influences its citizens and their voting decisions. The town has two representatives in Wisconsin's state legislature as well as a mayor and several city council members. Election turnout for local offices is usually high, with many people engaging in conversations about different candidates and their policies. In addition to the local governing officials, there are also numerous volunteer groups and organizations that serve the community and offer support to those in need. With such an important role in politics, it is no wonder why Belgium's citizens take an interest in who they elect to represent them both locally and at the state level.
The political climate in Belgium, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belgium, MN is strongly conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Belgium, Minnesota: R R d 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 Belgium, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $17,780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $6,893 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)