Dewey, MN is a small town located in the midwestern United States. It is home to a population of about 7,000 people who take pride in their local government and politics. Local elections are held every four years and the citizens take part in deciding which candidates should be elected into office. The current Mayor of Dewey is Tom Johnson, a dedicated public servant who has led the town since being elected in 2014. In addition to the Mayor, there are five City Council members who work with him to set policies and make decisions that benefit the community. The City Council works together to ensure that all aspects of the town's operations run smoothly, from education and healthcare initiatives to public safety and infrastructure maintenance. Residents of Dewey have faith in their local politicians, knowing that they are doing their best to ensure that everyone enjoys a safe and prosperous life in their small corner of Minnesota.
The political climate in Dewey, MN is strongly conservative.
Roseau County, MN is very conservative. In Roseau County, MN 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roseau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.0%.
Roseau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Dewey, MN is strongly conservative.
Roseau County, Minnesota 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.
Dewey, 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 Dewey, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $294 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $259 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)