Moonshine, MN is a small town with a population of about 5,000 people. The politics of the area are mostly based around local issues, such as education and public safety. The mayor of Moonshine, Jim Jones, was elected in 2018 and has been making strides to improve the infrastructure and quality of life for those who reside there. Additionally, locals have expressed their desire to make Moonshine an attractive place for businesses to establish themselves. Local politicians are focused on encouraging economic development while maintaining its unique charm. All local political candidates are committed to making Moonshine a more prosperous and welcoming community for residents and visitors alike.
The political climate in Moonshine, MN is strongly conservative.
Big Stone County, MN is strongly conservative. In Big Stone County, MN 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Big Stone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Moonshine, MN is strongly conservative.
Big Stone County, Minnesota 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.
Moonshine, Minnesota: d d 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 Moonshine, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 236 contributions totaling $12,022 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 68 contributions totaling $4,394 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)