Hazel Run, Minnesota is a small town located in the southwestern corner of the state. The local politics in the area are mostly focused on issues related to maintaining the rural atmosphere of the area, while also making sure that the services needed by residents are adequately provided. In elections, candidates often focus on issues surrounding taxes and public services such as law enforcement and education. Citizens are also interested in preserving their natural environment, so candidates who express support for green initiatives often receive strong support from voters. Local politicians are active in both local and state government to ensure that Hazel Run does not get overlooked during policymaking decisions.
The political climate in Hazel Run, MN is very conservative.
Yellow Medicine County, MN is very conservative. In Yellow Medicine County, MN 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellow Medicine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.5%.
Yellow Medicine county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hazel Run, MN is very conservative.
Yellow Medicine 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.
Hazel Run, Minnesota: r r d 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 Hazel Run, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 117 contributions totaling $5,845 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $7,950 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $147 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)