Greenleaf, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 7,000 people. Despite its size, Greenleaf has an active political scene, with several local candidates vying for office in the upcoming municipal election. The mayor and city council members are elected to serve four-year terms and are responsible for setting policy that affects the entire community. In recent years, the town has seen an increase in civic engagement as citizens have become more invested in their local government. Citizens take part in debates over issues such as taxation, education reform, environmental protection, and economic development. As many of these issues have national implications, citizens of Greenleaf watch closely to see what their local candidates’ stances on them will be. During election season, town hall meetings abound throughout Greenleaf as candidates face off against each other in order to gain votes and secure their respective positions. The upcoming election promises to be exciting one that will decide the future of Greenleaf's government for years to come.
The political climate in Greenleaf, MN is very conservative.
Meeker County, MN is very conservative. In Meeker County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meeker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Meeker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Greenleaf, MN is very conservative.
Meeker 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.
Greenleaf, 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 Greenleaf, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $3,062 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $8,486 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)