Credit River, MN is a small rural town with a population of approximately 4,000 people. The local government is comprised of a mayor and city council members, all of whom are elected by the public every two years. The town has a strong sense of community where residents are actively engaged in making decisions that shape the future of their beloved hometown. Local politics centers around issues such as economic development, infrastructure improvement, environmental conservation, public safety, and social justice. Residents care about their local government's ability to provide appropriate services that will improve the quality of life for all citizens. Many residents are vocal advocates for change in their community and have helped push forward initiatives such as increasing access to affordable housing and creating educational opportunities for low-income students. Credit River is a place where citizens take an active role in shaping their community’s future through informed decision-making on issues that matter most to them.
The political climate in Credit River, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MN is leaning conservative. In Scott County, MN 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Credit River, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Credit River, 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 Credit River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,557 contributions totaling $1,235,172 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $483 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,007 contributions totaling $813,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $808 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)