Granite Rock, MN is a small town with a population of about 8,000 people. Despite its size, it has an active political landscape. The city's mayor is Sam Smith, who was elected in 2019 and has been focusing on improving public safety and infrastructure. They have also been working to lower taxes and increase business incentives in the area. Additionally, there are four city councillors who work with the mayor to ensure that the needs of the citizens are met. Each councillor represents one of the four wards within the city. Local elections are held every two years for those interested in becoming involved in their local politics. There are various political parties represented in Granite Rock such as the Republican Party, Democratic Party, and Independent Party among others. Residents have the opportunity to participate in politics and make their voices heard through voting and other forms of civic engagement.
The political climate in Granite Rock, MN is very conservative.
Redwood County, MN is very conservative. In Redwood County, MN 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Redwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.4%.
Redwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Granite Rock, MN is very conservative.
Redwood County, Minnesota is very 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.
Granite Rock, 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 Granite Rock, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $3,763 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)