Clearwater, MN is a small town located in the northern part of the state. The town’s population is mainly comprised of middle-class families who enjoy the sense of community found in this rural area. Clearwater has a small but active political scene, with local initiatives and elections taking place throughout the year. The local government consists of an elected mayor and city council members who represent different areas within the town. Issues that are often discussed include land use and zoning regulations, infrastructure needs, and other local concerns. Residents also have access to their state representatives for issues that extend beyond Clearwater's boundaries. With its small but engaged population, politics in Clearwater offers residents a chance to get involved in their local government and make a difference in their community.
The political climate in Clearwater, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clearwater, MN is moderately conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Clearwater, 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 Clearwater, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 192 contributions totaling $9,762 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 152 contributions totaling $74,160 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $488 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)