Big Stone, MN is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. The town has a close-knit community and strong sense of civic pride. Local politics are taken very seriously by the citizens, who actively participate in the political process and demand transparency from their elected officials. Big Stone is represented in local government by three city council members, each of whom is elected to serve a four year term. These locally elected officials are responsible for creating laws and regulations that affect the daily lives of residents. Big Stone also has several state-level representatives who make decisions at the state level that have an impact on residents in the town. An important part of local politics is staying informed about upcoming elections and understanding who best represents the interests of voters in Big Stone.
The political climate in Big Stone, MN is moderately conservative.
Big Stone County, MN is strongly conservative. In Big Stone County, MN 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Big Stone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Big Stone, MN is moderately conservative.
Big Stone County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Big Stone, Minnesota: d d 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 Big Stone, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 274 contributions totaling $15,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $2,860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)