Georgetown, Minnesota is a small rural town located in Scott County. It has been home to many generations of hardworking families and is known for its close-knit community. The people of Georgetown are proud of their home and take great pride in the local government that helps keep it running smoothly. Local politics in Georgetown are focused on providing services such as public safety, education, infrastructure, and economic development. The town council meets regularly to discuss issues affecting the area. Residents have the opportunity to attend these meetings and voice their opinions or ask questions about pertinent matters. There are several local political candidates running for office each year, but most races are uncontested because of the close ties between the residents of Georgetown and those who serve their community.
The political climate in Georgetown, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Georgetown, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Georgetown, Minnesota: r r 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 Georgetown, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 11 contributions totaling $419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $38 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $54 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $14 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)