Minden, MN is a small town located in Northwestern Minnesota. As such, it does not have a large political infrastructure or many local political candidates. However, the residents are actively engaged in the political process and there are several civic-minded organizations that work hard to ensure that the town’s voice is heard by state and national policymakers. The local school board plays an important role in Minden politics, as its members make decisions about resources for education and other community services. Additionally, the city council holds regular meetings to discuss issues related to public safety and infrastructure development. With these meetings providing an important platform for citizen input, Minden residents can make their feelings known about how their government should be addressing various issues.
The political climate in Minden, MN is strongly 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
Minden, MN is strongly 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.
Minden, 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 Minden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 602 contributions totaling $26,770 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 175 contributions totaling $73,501 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $420 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)