Cobden, MN is a small town situated in the northern portion of Minnesota. The town has a population of approximately 650 citizens with an area of around 1.7 square miles. Despite its relatively small size, Cobden still boasts a strong sense of community and local politics are taken seriously by many residents. Every election cycle, voters turn out to support their chosen candidates at the municipal level. During this period, debates often focus on issues such as infrastructure, education, local businesses, and public safety. In addition to the municipal elections, citizens of Cobden also come together to provide input on state and federal elections that directly affect their lives and the future of the town. All in all, politics remain an important part of life in Cobden and serve as a way for residents to make their voices heard and shape the direction that their beloved town will take in the years ahead.
The political climate in Cobden, MN is very conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cobden, MN is very conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm Metro Area 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.
Cobden, 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 Cobden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $5,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $35,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $556 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)