Brainerd, Minnesota is a small city located in the state of Minnesota and is known for its rich history and outdoor attractions. While much of the town's history has been rooted in its outdoorsy culture, Brainerd has also had a long-standing commitment to politics. Local citizens are passionate about advocating for their unique interests, and many local organizations are dedicated to connecting residents to their local political system. The Brainerd City Council meets regularly to make decisions that affect the community and local candidates can be found on each ballot during every election cycle. The city takes pride in its diverse citizenry and encourages civic engagement as a way of life for all residents.
The political climate in Brainerd, MN is somewhat conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brainerd, MN is somewhat conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area 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.
Brainerd, 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 Brainerd, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 735 contributions totaling $83,113 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 419 contributions totaling $215,382 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $514 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)