Grandview, MN is a small town with a population of about 7,000 people. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government, which consists of an elected mayor and city council members who are responsible for making decisions about the town. The most important political issues in Grandview relate to economic development, education, public safety, infrastructure and environmental sustainability. The city has been actively working to attract businesses to the area and provide job opportunities for its residents. Education is highly regarded in Grandview, as evidenced by the number of highly rated schools in the area. The local police department works hard to keep crime rates low and promote public safety for all residents. Grandview also has numerous infrastructure projects underway to improve roads and other amenities that enhance the quality of life in the city. Lastly, environmental sustainability is an important issue in the area as new developments strive to create energy efficient buildings that minimize their impact on the environment while still providing modern amenities.
The political climate in Grandview, 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
Grandview, 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.
Grandview, 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 Grandview, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $10,613 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $20,061 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)