Kragnes, MN is a small town located in the southeastern corner of Minnesota. The politics in Kragnes are largely dominated by a conservative mindset and have been for many years. The Republican Party has traditionally held the majority of elected offices in Kragnes and the local elections tend to be very competitive as many residents take an active role in their town's politics. While there is not much diversity among the political views present in Kragnes, all candidates strive for the same goal of improving their community. Recently, debates have focused on topics such as taxation, local infrastructure, and public safety. Members of both major parties prioritize these issues when campaigning and when representing constituents at local events or meetings. Generally, residents of Kragnes are fairly satisfied with their representation and consider themselves part of a tight-knit political community that strives to make their town an even better place to live.
The political climate in Kragnes, 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
Kragnes, 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.
Kragnes, 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 Kragnes, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,067 contributions totaling $108,151 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 247 contributions totaling $175,283 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $710 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)