Kego, MN is a small city located in the northern part of the state. Politically, Kego is a conservative-leaning area that has traditionally voted Republican in recent elections. The town is divided into four districts, each of which is represented by their own councilmember at the local level. Although there is no mayor in Kego, citizens have been active in grassroots campaigns and initiatives to bring attention to issues such as public safety and education. Younger generations are increasingly getting involved in local politics and pushing for changes that reflect their views. Overall, politics in Kego can be characterized as traditional but with a growing progressive movement looking to make an impact on the future of the city.
The political climate in Kego, MN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Kego, MN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd 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.
Kego, 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 Kego, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 39 contributions totaling $5,052 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 48 contributions totaling $21,693 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $452 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)