New Folden, MN is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. It is a tight-knit, rural community that values its traditions and heritage. The politics in New Folden have always been pretty conservative in nature, with most people leaning towards the Republican party. Locally, there are several candidates running for office who are dedicated to preserving the town’s history and protecting its citizens. Most of these candidates are from the Republican side of the political spectrum, but there is also some support for candidates from other parties as well. The town takes great pride in having a strong sense of community and takes part in local elections to make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in New Folden, MN is very conservative.
Marshall County, MN is very conservative. In Marshall County, MN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.3%.
Marshall county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Folden, MN is very conservative.
Marshall 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.
New Folden, 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 New Folden, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $1,003 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 51 contributions totaling $4,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)