Melrose, MN is a small town located in the central part of the state. It has a population of around 3,000 people and is known for its rich agricultural history. The politics in Melrose are dominated by local elections that focus on issues that are important to the residents. The current mayor is Martin O’Connor who was elected in 2013 and is running for re-election this year. The city council consists of five members who have been elected over the past few years and are focused on ensuring economic development, public safety, and maintaining a high quality of life within the community. Other topics discussed include taxes, infrastructure, education, and public services. Residents are encouraged to vote in local elections so they can have their voices heard in how their community functions.
The political climate in Melrose, MN is moderately conservative.
Stearns County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stearns County, MN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stearns county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Stearns county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melrose, MN is moderately conservative.
Stearns County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
Melrose, 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 Melrose, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 801 contributions totaling $20,450 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $26 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 54 contributions totaling $6,901 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)