Maywood, MN is a small city located in northern Minnesota. It is known for its strong sense of community and friendly atmosphere. Despite its small size, Maywood has been an active participant in local politics since before statehood. The City Council is responsible for making decisions that affect the daily lives of citizens, such as policies related to growth and development, public safety, infrastructure, and more. Local elections take place every two years and candidates must be registered voters in order to participate. Additionally, there are various boards and commissions representing different groups within the community that make recommendations based on their expertise in specific areas. Overall, Maywood residents have always taken part in actively engaging with their local government to ensure their needs are met and their voices are heard.
The political climate in Maywood, MN is very conservative.
Benton County, MN is very conservative. In Benton County, MN 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.7%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Maywood, MN is very conservative.
Benton County, Minnesota is very 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.
Maywood, 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 Maywood, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 657 contributions totaling $32,050 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $4,037 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)