Holy Cross, Minnesota is a small town in southeastern Minnesota that is known for its peaceful atmosphere and close-knit community. The politics of Holy Cross is largely governed by local officials who have been elected to serve the town's needs. These representatives are dedicated to upholding the values of their constituents and promoting progress within the community. Issues such as taxes, infrastructure, education, public safety, and economic development are all important topics for discussion in this small town. In addition to local politicians, citizens have access to state representatives and congressional representatives who can assist in pressing issues when necessary. Overall, Holy Cross is a great place to live with strong leadership from local government that works hard to make sure everyone’s voice is heard.
The political climate in Holy Cross, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holy Cross, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Holy Cross, Minnesota: r r D d r d
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 Holy Cross, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,045 contributions totaling $105,443 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 253 contributions totaling $175,017 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $692 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)