Burtrum, MN is a small town in the northern part of Minnesota. It is an area with a strong sense of community and pride in its local political traditions. The city of Burtrum has a council-manager form of government, where the seven members of the City Council are elected by voters across the community and make policy decisions for the overall welfare of Burtrum. These seven elected officials are responsible for ensuring that local ordinances are followed and that all city services such as public safety, streets, parks, and recreation areas are provided to citizens equitably and efficiently. The Town also has a Mayor who is elected by citizens across the entire community. The mayor serves as a leader in promoting unity and progress while protecting local interests. Through this process, Burtrum residents can be sure that their rights to self-governance are protected while maintaining a strong sense of community spirit.
The political climate in Burtrum, MN is very conservative.
Todd County, MN is very conservative. In Todd County, MN 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.8%.
Todd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Burtrum, MN is very conservative.
Todd 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.
Burtrum, 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 Burtrum, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 16 contributions totaling $4,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $253 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)