Grand Forks, Minnesota is a small city located in the northeastern part of the state. The city has a long history of civic engagement, with many residents actively participating in local politics. Grand Forks is home to two main political parties, Democrats and Republicans. Both parties have had significant representation at all levels of government in Grand Forks. The City Council includes members from both major parties, which helps ensure that all voices are heard and taken into consideration when it comes to making decisions for the community. Additionally, Grand Forks has held multiple elections over the years for Mayor, State Representatives, County Commissioners and other important local positions. Residents often take part in debates on important issues facing the community and have their say in how their city should be run. In this way, Grand Forks remains an engaged and active political center for its citizens.
The political climate in Grand Forks, MN is moderately conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grand Forks, MN is moderately conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Grand Forks, Minnesota: R R d 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 Grand Forks, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 388 contributions totaling $8,419 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $23,047 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $524 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)