In Empire, MN, politics is a hot topic of discussion. The town is served by a mayor and city council that are elected every two years, and the citizens take their civic duty seriously. Issues such as taxes, public works projects, and new developments come up frequently in debates between candidates. Local elections also provide opportunities for citizens to voice their opinions on different issues and make sure their voices are heard when it comes to decisions that affect the town. Residents come together at town meetings and rallies to support their chosen candidates and discuss the future of Empire. It's an exciting time in Empire as people from all walks of life get involved in local politics, making sure that the town's best interests are taken into account by its leaders.
The political climate in Empire, MN is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Empire, MN is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
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.
Empire, Minnesota: r r d d d D
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 Empire, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5,670 contributions totaling $173,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 322 contributions totaling $50,551 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)