Murray, MN is a small town located in the southwestern region of Minnesota. While it is small in size, it does have a vibrant and engaged political environment. Despite its size, there are many different political organizations located in Murray that actively work to shape local policies and initiatives. These include local chapters of the Democratic and Republican parties, as well as grassroots organizations such as the League of Women Voters and the Murray Citizen Action Group. Each of these groups works together to create a better community by advocating for issues such as environmental stewardship, public safety, education reform, and economic development. In addition to these groups, citizens can also make their voices heard through voting and attending city council meetings. Overall, politics plays an integral role in Murray’s culture and helps to shape its future.
The political climate in Murray, MN is very conservative.
Murray County, MN is very conservative. In Murray County, MN 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Murray, MN is very conservative.
Murray 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.
Murray, Minnesota: r R 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 Murray, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $8,384 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $140 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 296 contributions totaling $18,694 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)