Erie, Minnesota is a rural city located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It is home to a diverse population of about 6,200 people and has been a part of the Anoka County since 1857. Erie has seen an influx of growth over the years, making it a great place to live for families and businesses alike. The local government strives to provide services that benefit all residents and contribute to its development. Erie is represented by an elected mayor and council members that provide guidance on important decisions within the city. Local elections are held on the first Tuesday in November and are overseen by the Anoka County Elections office. Citizens have the opportunity to become involved in their government by attending city council meetings and providing input into decision making processes. The city encourages civic participation through public forums and events that allow citizens to discuss issues facing Erie as well as learn about local candidates running for office.
The political climate in Erie, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, MN is strongly conservative. In Becker County, MN 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Becker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.0%.
Becker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Erie, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, Minnesota 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.
Erie, 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 Erie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 425 contributions totaling $62,108 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $146 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $16,051 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)