Clayton, MN is a small city located in the state of Minnesota. Despite its size, it has an active political landscape with numerous local candidates vying for political office every election season. The most recent election saw the re-election of Mayor John Smith and several new councilmembers being elected to office. Residents of Clayton take their civic duties seriously, often engaging in debates about issues facing their city. They also take great pride in the area's history and its commitment to environmental stewardship and green initiatives. Through the efforts of local politicians, Clayton continues to be a vibrant community with strong connections between its citizens and government leaders.
The political climate in Clayton, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clayton, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Austin Metro Area is leaning 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.
Clayton, 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 Clayton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 119 contributions totaling $21,016 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $177 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 26 contributions totaling $11,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $438 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)