Manston, MN is a small rural town located in the Midwest region of the United States. Despite its small population, Manston has a vibrant and active political landscape. Citizens of Manston take part in local, state and national elections to ensure their voices are heard in matters such as taxes, education, healthcare and more. In local elections, citizens typically vote for candidates who they believe will best represent their interests and values. Candidates for office are often seen campaigning around town during election season to talk to citizens about their platforms and build relationships with the community. As a result of strong civic engagement and participation in politics, Manston is one of the most politically active towns in the area.
The political climate in Manston, MN is very conservative.
Wilkin County, MN is very conservative. In Wilkin County, MN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.9%.
Wilkin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Manston, MN is very conservative.
Wilkin County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Wahpeton 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.
Manston, 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 Manston, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $4,606 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 101 contributions totaling $11,154 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $110 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)