Effington, MN is a small town located in the midwest and it is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of civic engagement. The local political landscape reflects this spirit of involvement, with citizens taking an active role in electing their city representatives. Local elections are held annually, with candidates running for office including mayors, councilmembers, school board members, and other positions. While the town’s population is small compared to other cities in the area, the politics of Effington are no less engaged or passionate. Residents take pride in their leaders and participate actively in decisions that affect the future of their town. With a focus on practical solutions and consensus building between competing interests, local political candidates strive to create an environment that will foster growth and success for all residents of Effington.
The political climate in Effington, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Effington, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls 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.
Effington, 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 Effington, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $701 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,447 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)