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United States / Minnesota / No Metro Area / Norman County / Gary / Zip Codes
The city of Gary, MN is located in the heart of Minnesota. It is a small rural community with a population of about 4,000 people. While there are no local political candidates to list in this paragraph, the politics of Gary are still important to its citizens. There is an elected mayor who works closely with the city council to make decisions on behalf of the entire community. The city also has various advisory boards and committees that provide input and guidance on matters such as public safety, economic development, and transportation. Together, these individuals work together to ensure the best interests of their constituents are represented in policy making. With a focus on both long-term and short-term goals, Gary's politicians strive to ensure that the community remains a safe and prosperous place for all its residents.

The political climate in Gary, 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

Gary, 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.

Gary, 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 Gary, MN

In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7 contributions totaling $3,100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $443 per contribution.

In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $500 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.

(source: Federal Election Commission)

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