Linden, MN is a small town located in the midwestern United States. It has a rich political history that dates back to its founding more than a century ago. The local politics of Linden is largely driven by issues such as taxes, infrastructure, public safety and economic development. There are several different candidates who have campaigned in the past for local offices, including members of both major parties and independent candidates. Public debates between the various candidates occur regularly and provide an opportunity for citizens to learn about local issues. Voting records demonstrate that many residents are engaged in the political process and take their responsibility of voting seriously. The current mayor of Linden is John Meehan, who has been in office since 2015. Mayor Meehan has worked hard to make Linden a thriving community where businesses can grow and families can thrive. He has invested heavily in infrastructure projects such as increasing broadband access throughout town and expanding green spaces within the city limits. There are also several local organizations such as the Linden Community Council which provides support for citizens, businesses, and organizations working towards improving life in the city.
The political climate in Linden, MN is strongly conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Linden, MN is strongly conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm Metro Area 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.
Linden, 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 Linden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 583 contributions totaling $62,520 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 144 contributions totaling $28,747 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $200 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)