Bowlus, MN is a small city located in the Midwest of the United States. It has a population of around 1,500 people and is politically represented primarily at the local level by city council members. The current mayor is Bill Smith, who was first elected in 2016. The city council consists of seven members, each elected to two-year terms. All members are dedicated to ensuring Bowlus remains a safe and vibrant community for its citizens. There have been recent debates about local taxes and how to use the revenue to improve infrastructure and quality of life in Bowlus. Other discussions include school funding, environmental protection, public transportation services, and other issues that affect locals on a daily basis. The city council works hard to ensure that all aspects of life in Bowlus are taken into account while making decisions so that every resident can have a say when it comes to their own lives.
The political climate in Bowlus, MN is very conservative.
Morrison County, MN is very conservative. In Morrison County, MN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.3%.
Morrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bowlus, MN is very conservative.
Morrison 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.
Bowlus, 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 Bowlus, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)