Chokio, Minnesota is a small town located in Stevens County. It has a population of approximately 400 people and is known for its peaceful atmosphere and friendly community. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the town's operations. Local elections are held every two years to elect a mayor and four city councilors who are responsible for making decisions on behalf of the citizens. The local political candidates must follow strict ethical guidelines while campaigning and ensure that their promises align with the needs of the community. In addition to the local politics, Chokio also participates in national elections, sending representatives to vote on behalf of their constituents.
The political climate in Chokio, MN is moderately conservative.
Stevens County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stevens County, MN 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stevens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 37.8%.
Stevens county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Chokio, MN is moderately conservative.
Stevens 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.
Chokio, Minnesota: r r d 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 Chokio, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $105 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)