Mayfield, MN is a small rural town located in the Upper Midwest region of the United States. Politically, the city leans towards socially conservative views and is mostly represented by Republicans in local government. The town is divided into several districts, each headed by a representative from one of the two major parties. This year's election for mayor will be between Republican Harold Smith and Independent John Smithson. Both candidates have deep roots in Mayfield's community and have promised to work together to improve the quality of life for all residents. In addition, they have both pledged to focus on environmental conservation and economic development in order to help further develop Mayfield's economy. With such an important decision coming up this year, it is important for locals to make sure they are informed on each candidate's platform and vote accordingly.
The political climate in Mayfield, MN is strongly conservative.
Pennington County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pennington County, MN 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pennington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 35.3%.
Pennington county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mayfield, MN is strongly conservative.
Pennington County, Minnesota 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.
Mayfield, 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 Mayfield, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 182 contributions totaling $8,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 209 contributions totaling $23,858 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)