Elm Creek, MN is a small town located in the heart of the Midwest. It has a wide variety of local businesses, parks, and attractions that bring people from all over the state to visit. Although there is not much excitement as far as politics go in Elm Creek, there are still active local candidates running for office in both city and county elections. Some popular issues that local candidates often focus their campaigns on include infrastructure improvements, economic development, public transportation, and environmental concerns. These issues tend to resonate with voters who want to ensure that their taxes are being put to good use and that their community is growing in a thoughtful and responsible way. Overall, Elm Creek is an inviting place where people can come together and discuss upcoming elections and important topics relevant to their city or county.
The political climate in Elm Creek, MN is very conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elm Creek, MN is very conservative.
Martin 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.
Elm Creek, 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 Elm Creek, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $544 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $3,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)