The small town of Grove, MN is a quaint and peaceful place renowned for its natural beauty. While the town's population remains relatively small, its local politics are vibrant and diverse. The city is governed by a Mayor and City Council who work together to ensure that the needs of the people are met. They are responsible for making decisions on issues such as taxes, public safety, infrastructure, and more. Furthermore, local political candidates come from all walks of life and offer unique perspectives when it comes to governing the community. From progressive candidates to those with more conservative ideals, residents have the opportunity to voice their opinions on who they want running their city through election time. With an engaged citizenry and motivated politicians, Grove is a great example of how a small community can be proactive in its government.
The political climate in Grove, MN is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stearns County, MN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stearns county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Stearns county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grove, MN is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
St. Cloud 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.
Grove, 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 Grove, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 801 contributions totaling $20,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $6,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)