Great Bend, MN is a small town located in the southwestern part of the state. It has a population of around 500 people and is known for its rural charm and scenic views. In terms of politics, Great Bend is part of Wabasha County which traditionally votes Republican. Local political candidates often center their campaigns on issues surrounding public education, health care, jobs and economic development. There are only a few local races each year but these can be important to the residents of Great Bend as they help shape the direction of their community. Civic engagement is encouraged in Great Bend and voting is an important way for citizens to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Great Bend, MN is strongly conservative.
Cottonwood County, MN is very conservative. In Cottonwood County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cottonwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.0%.
Cottonwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Great Bend, MN is strongly conservative.
Cottonwood 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.
Great Bend, 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 Great Bend, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 23 contributions totaling $12,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $539 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 44 contributions totaling $7,307 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $166 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)