Maine, Minnesota is a small town in the northern part of the state. With a population of approximately 1,100 people, the town has a largely rural atmosphere with many farms and other agricultural businesses in the area. Despite its small size, Maine is an active participant in local politics and government affairs. The city's Mayor presides over a City Council which sets policy on a range of issues including taxation, budgeting, public safety and municipal services. Local elections are held every two years for both Mayor and City Council members to ensure that citizens have a say in their local government. In addition to elected officials, Maine also has several committees which provide advice to the City Council on various local issues. These committees meet regularly and are comprised of citizens from all walks of life who volunteer their time to help shape the future of their community.
The political climate in Maine, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maine, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls 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.
Maine, 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 Maine, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 312 contributions totaling $9,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 91 contributions totaling $8,826 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)