Melville, Minnesota is a small town located in the northwest corner of the state. The town has a population of just over 600 people and is known for its beautiful parks and trails that wind through the surrounding countryside. It is home to many small businesses that are owned and run by local residents. When it comes to politics, Melville does not have any major political candidates on the ballot. Instead, they focus on small local concerns such as public safety, road maintenance, and other quality of life issues. There are some active local organizations that work on civic engagement projects that can help improve the community. However, with such a small population, it's hard to make an impact on larger scale political issues without outside help or support.
The political climate in Melville, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Melville, MN is very conservative.
Renville 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.
Melville, 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 Melville, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $2,063 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $9,785 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)