Ghent, MN is a small rural town with a population of around 810 people. The city operates under a mayor/council form of government and the current mayor is Matt Biermaier. The City Council consists of four members elected to two-year terms. The Council meets once a month to discuss and decide on issues related to the local community. Aside from regular council meetings, Ghent has several active committees such as the Economic Development Committee, Board of Adjustment, and Park Board that meet regularly to discuss topics pertinent to their area of interest. Local elections are held every second year for various positions on these committees and for mayor/council seats. There is also an active Citizens Advisory Committee which works closely with the City Council in developing policies and procedures for the benefit of Ghent's citizens. All of these local efforts help ensure that Ghent remains a thriving community that continues to be successful in meeting its residents' needs while also preserving its rural character.
The political climate in Ghent, MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lyon County, MN 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.9%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ghent, MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Marshall Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ghent, 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 Ghent, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)