Gilman, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The town has a history of being politically active, with residents holding passionate opinions on local, state and national issues. During the 2020 election, the city saw an increase in voter turnout from previous years as residents took to the polls to cast their ballots for their chosen candidates. Gilman's major political parties are Republican and Democrat, with independent voters also having a say in who will represent them. Local elections typically focus on issues like education, crime and infrastructure – topics that are important to the citizens of Gilman and have direct impacts on their lives. Candidates for local office must be knowledgeable about these issues in order to secure votes from citizens of all backgrounds.
The political climate in Gilman, MN is very conservative.
Benton County, MN is very conservative. In Benton County, MN 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.7%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Gilman, MN is very conservative.
Benton County, Minnesota is very conservative.
St. Cloud 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.
Gilman, 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 Gilman, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 292 contributions totaling $15,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,221 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $244 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)