The city of Belle Plaine, MN is a thriving community with a strong local government presence. The City Council actively works to ensure the safety and wellbeing of their citizens while also providing services that enrich the quality of life for all residents. Local politics in Belle Plaine are shaped by the needs and values of its diverse population. The City Council is composed of representatives from each neighborhood who are elected to serve two-year terms. Issues such as land use, public safety, taxation, and community development are discussed at regular meetings and debated on various platforms. As the city grows and evolves, so does its political landscape; thus, providing opportunities for citizens to have an active role in shaping their own future.
The political climate in Belle Plaine, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MN is leaning conservative. In Scott County, MN 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belle Plaine, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Belle Plaine, 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 Belle Plaine, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 141 contributions totaling $4,326 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $12,629 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)