Little Elbow, MN is a small, tight-knit community proud of its homegrown traditions and values. Locally, the citizens of Little Elbow take their politics seriously. The bustling town hall is always full of passionate folks discussing policy issues and debating the merits of different political candidates. Over the years, a stable group of dedicated public servants has provided leadership on all issues ranging from managing public resources to crafting legislation that meets the needs of the people in Little Elbow. Although there are many different opinions held by local citizens on matters such as taxes and regulations, they have been able to come together to find common ground on important topics like education, healthcare and infrastructure. In short, Little Elbow’s politics reflect its people: passionate and hardworking individuals who strive to make their community better for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Little Elbow, MN is somewhat conservative.
Mahnomen County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mahnomen County, MN 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahnomen county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.3%.
Mahnomen county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Little Elbow, MN is somewhat conservative.
Mahnomen County, Minnesota 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.
Little Elbow, Minnesota: r d D D 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 Little Elbow, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 57 contributions totaling $5,486 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)