Breckenridge, Minnesota is a small town located in Wilkin County in the northwestern part of the state. It is home to a diverse and vibrant community that is actively engaged in local politics. The city council and mayor represent the citizens of Breckenridge in discussions around public policies, funding projects, and other issues that are important to their community. There are several political events held throughout the year such as candidate forums where citizens can voice their opinions on current topics or meet with local candidates running for office. In addition, Breckenridge also participates in national elections where residents come together to cast their ballots for the candidates of their choice. With many opportunities to get involved, Breckenridge encourages its citizens to stay informed about political issues and take action when necessary.
The political climate in Breckenridge, MN is moderately conservative.
Wilkin County, MN is very conservative. In Wilkin County, MN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.9%.
Wilkin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Breckenridge, MN is moderately conservative.
Wilkin County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Wahpeton Metro Area 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.
Breckenridge, 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 Breckenridge, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 34 contributions totaling $6,797 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $4,617 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)