Lien, MN is a small town located in the midwestern United States. The town is represented at the federal level by Representative John Doe and Senator Jane Smith. At the state level, Lien is represented by State Senator Tom Smith and Representative Jack Doe. Politically, Lien stands out as one of the most liberal towns in its region, often voting for progressive candidates in local and national elections. In addition to progressive policies, Lien residents often advocate for environmental protections and social justice initiatives. Recently the town has seen an uptick in discussion regarding renewable energy sources such as solar and wind power for reducing their reliance on traditional energy sources. Overall, residents of Lien tend to be very engaged in the political process both at local and national levels.
The political climate in Lien, MN is strongly conservative.
Grant County, MN is strongly conservative. In Grant County, MN 35.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Grant county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.1% to 35.6%.
Grant county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lien, MN is strongly conservative.
Grant County, Minnesota 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.
Lien, 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 Lien, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $7,066 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,045 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)