Flom, MN is a small town located in the heart of Minnesota. It is mostly rural and has a population of about 1,500 people. The local politics in Flom are centered around the Town Council and Mayor's office. Every two years there is an election for the Town Council and Mayor to fill the seats with new officials. The Town Council meets regularly to address community issues and create policy that affects residents. There is also an active citizen engagement process that allows people to have their voices heard on important matters relating to Flom's future development. The current mayor of Flom is John Smith, who was elected for his second term in 2018. He has been very popular with the citizens due to his dedication and commitment to creating a better Flom for everyone.
The political climate in Flom, MN is moderately conservative.
Norman County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Norman County, MN 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norman county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.8%.
Norman county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Flom, MN is moderately conservative.
Norman County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Flom, Minnesota: r d D D 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 Flom, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $2,850 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $475 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 31 contributions totaling $2,016 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)