Forest Prairie, MN is a small community with a population of approximately 5,000 people. The politics in Forest Prairie are reflective of the local values and concerns of the community. The town has a strong sense of civic pride and focuses heavily on engaging its citizens in the political process. Local politicians keep a close eye on what issues are important to their constituents and strive to provide solutions that best serve the needs of their community. Visiting politicians also recognize this commitment to civic engagement and regularly make stops in Forest Prairie to discuss their platforms and policies. Ultimately, local politics in Forest Prairie are centered around preserving the values held by its citizens and finding positive solutions for everyone involved.
The political climate in Forest Prairie, MN is very conservative.
Meeker County, MN is very conservative. In Meeker County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meeker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Meeker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Forest Prairie, MN is very conservative.
Meeker 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.
Forest Prairie, 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 Forest Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $5,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)