Cuyuna, Minnesota is a small town located in Crow Wing County. It has a population of about 1,000 people and is known for its beautiful lakes and nature trails. Politically, the town follows the same political lines as much of Minnesota with predominately Democratic Party candidates representing the community. Local officials are elected by community members to serve their interests in city government. The current mayor is Bruce Martens and he was reelected in 2020 with strong support from Cuyuna residents for his proven commitment to keeping taxes low and protecting the environment. The City Council consists of five members also elected by Cuyuna voters who work together to ensure good governance. Local elections often bring out a variety of candidates from different backgrounds who seek to represent Cuyuna's unique identity and values.
The political climate in Cuyuna, MN is moderately conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cuyuna, MN is moderately conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly 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.
Cuyuna, 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 Cuyuna, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 403 contributions totaling $45,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 189 contributions totaling $19,664 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)