Jay, MN is a small rural town located in the Midwest. It has a long history of conservative politics and residents who strongly value their independence and right to self-govern. The town elects representatives from both major political parties to serve on the local council, which is responsible for making decisions that affect the community. Residents of Jay have a strong sense of civic duty and take great pride in being involved in their local government. They are passionate about protecting their rights and ensuring that their voices are heard on important issues. Issues such as taxes, zoning regulations, economic development, and public safety, are all topics that have been heavily discussed and debated by members of the community. Local elections are always hotly contested affairs with passionate debates over the best way to move forward with policies and initiatives that will benefit everyone in Jay.
The political climate in Jay, MN is very conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Jay, MN is very conservative.
Martin 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.
Jay, 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 Jay, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $400 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $133 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,255 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)