Munson, MN is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. Despite its small size, it has a bustling political scene. City residents actively engage in debate and discussion around local political issues such as taxes, education and crime. Currently, there are several prominent local politicians vying for office in Munson. These include Mayor David Smith who is running for re-election and Councilman Mike Johnson who is campaigning to become the new mayor of the city. Local elections often feature lively debates between the candidates on these hot button topics. Residents are encouraged to attend town hall meetings and engage in civil discourse on the important political issues affecting their lives. Ultimately, Munson’s active politics ensure that city residents have a meaningful say in how their community is run.
The political climate in Munson, MN is strongly 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
Munson, MN is strongly 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.
Munson, 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 Munson, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 143 contributions totaling $4,044 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $20,793 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)