Morken, MN is a small town located in the midwest part of the United States. The town has a vibrant local political scene with many different candidates running for various positions such as mayor, city council, school board and other local posts. Each candidate brings their own unique perspectives to the table and works hard to make sure that their constituents’ needs are being addressed. The citizens of Morken have strong opinions on the issues that affect their community and take pride in helping to shape the future of their town. Local politics are often centered around topics such as economic development, education reform, transportation solutions, and environmental preservation. Over the years, Morken has stayed true to its traditional values while also embracing new ideas in order to ensure long-term sustainability. As it stands today, Morken is an attractive place to live due to its safe streets and close-knit community atmosphere.
The political climate in Morken, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Morken, MN is somewhat conservative.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning 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.
Morken, Minnesota: r r D d r d
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 Morken, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $5,258 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $181 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,346 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)