Oak Valley, MN is a small rural community located on the western edge of the state. While it may be off the beaten path, Oak Valley is home to vibrant political discourse and a wide variety of candidates running for local office. Residents take part in their democracy by attending local candidate forums and town hall meetings to learn about issues that affect their community. The residents of Oak Valley strive to keep their politicians accountable and ensure that they are representing their best interests. In addition, many citizens participate in local campaigns to make sure that their voices are heard. Elections in Oak Valley provide an opportunity for citizens from all walks of life to come together and discuss what matters most to them when it comes to politics. All in all, Oak Valley is an ideal place for anyone interested in learning more about the politics of local government or getting involved in making a difference within their community.
The political climate in Oak Valley, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Valley, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area 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.
Oak Valley, 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 Oak Valley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $6,922 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $5,609 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)