Carpenter, MN is a small town located in Minnesota. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly people. The town is home to many local businesses, including a few restaurants, a grocery store, and several shops. Politically, the town has been traditionally conservative with Republicans usually dominating the election polls. However, there have been some shifts in recent years as more liberal candidates have made gains. Recently, the mayoral race has seen three candidates vying for the position of mayor: John Smith (Republican), Sarah White (Democrat) and Gary Brown (Independent). Each candidate brings their own unique vision to Carpenter's future and it will be interesting to see who will come out on top this November. The citizens of Carpenter are sure to make their voices heard when they vote!
The political climate in Carpenter, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Carpenter, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Carpenter, Minnesota: d D D d 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 Carpenter, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 251 contributions totaling $12,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,991 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $199 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)