Mason, MN is a small city located in the center of the state. Politically, it leans to the left on many issues. The primary focus of politics in Mason is maintaining a balance between economic growth and environmental protection. In recent years, local officials have worked hard to ensure that both industry and nature can thrive together. Municipal elections are held every two years, with voters selecting candidates from the Democratic or Republican parties. A variety of local organizations exist to ensure residents can stay informed about all aspects of policy making in Mason and offer input on important decisions. Through their participation and involvement in politics, citizens in Mason are helping shape the future of their city.
The political climate in Mason, MN is very conservative.
Murray County, MN is very conservative. In Murray County, MN 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mason, MN is very conservative.
Murray County, Minnesota 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.
Mason, Minnesota: r R d 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 Mason, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 59 contributions totaling $8,084 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 155 contributions totaling $9,483 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)