McIntosh, MN is a small rural town located in Minnesota. It is well known for its friendly and tight-knit community atmosphere. Despite its small size, McIntosh has an active political scene that engages and informs the local citizens about important issues. The town's mayor works closely with the city council to ensure that the needs of the people are being met and that legislation is passed to promote positive change. The mayor also takes part in local debates and discussions on relevant topics such as economic development, crime prevention, health care, education, infrastructure, and environmental protection. Local political candidates regularly host events throughout the town to engage with citizens and discuss their views and proposed solutions to various issues facing McIntosh. Furthermore, these candidates use social media platforms as another way to communicate with voters about their campaigns. As a result of this ongoing engagement between elected officials and citizens, McIntosh remains a vibrant community where everyone can get involved in shaping the future of their hometown.
The political climate in McIntosh, MN is moderately conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
McIntosh, MN is moderately conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
McIntosh, 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 McIntosh, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $1,885 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $2,418 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $220 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)