Maine Prairie, MN is a small town located in southeastern Minnesota. The town is a rural community with a population of approximately 2,500 people. It has been home to several generations of families and still maintains its strong sense of community. Despite its small size, Maine Prairie is an active participant in the greater political landscape of Minnesota. The city council is composed of five members who are elected every two years and are responsible for making decisions about local government policy and managing the budget. In addition, citizens can participate in state and federal elections by voting for their preferred candidates at the county level. The political climate in Maine Prairie is generally friendly, but there can also be fierce debates over issues such as taxation and public services. While all residents have the right to vote on local matters, it's important for citizens to stay informed about broader state and national politics too since their decisions will affect everyone within the state.
The political climate in Maine Prairie, MN is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stearns County, MN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stearns county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Stearns county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maine Prairie, MN is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
St. Cloud Metro Area 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.
Maine Prairie, 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 Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 664 contributions totaling $57,179 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $86 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 445 contributions totaling $401,530 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $902 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)