Garden City, MN is a small town located in the southwestern part of the state. The town has a strong sense of community with its citizens and local government. Garden City is governed by a mayor and five council members who are elected to two-year terms. These elected officials work together to create policy decisions that benefit the town and its citizens. Additionally, the city has several departments such as public works, parks and recreation, police department, library, and fire hall that help keep Garden City functioning efficiently. For the most part, politics in Garden City are fairly stable due to the consistent nature of election cycles and an overall cohesive governing body. Furthermore, various grassroots organizations have formed over time to provide an outlet for concerned citizens to voice their opinions on local political issues. As a result, this ensures that all voices are heard when it comes to making important policy decisions in Garden City.
The political climate in Garden City, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Garden City, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Garden City, Minnesota: r d D d r 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 Garden City, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $725 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $121 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)