Oklee, Minnesota is a small rural town located in the northwest corner of the state. It is home to just over 500 people and is primarily agricultural. The local politics in Oklee is focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens by creating jobs, maintaining public safety and supporting education. The town has a mayor-council form of government with citizens electing officials to serve their interests. These officials work closely with state representatives to ensure that the needs of the community are taken into consideration when making important decisions for the town. Community involvement is highly encouraged and appreciated, as it helps keep everyone informed about what’s happening in Oklee and how they can help shape its future.
The political climate in Oklee, MN is strongly conservative.
Red Lake County, MN is very conservative. In Red Lake County, MN 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Red Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.5%.
Red Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oklee, MN is strongly conservative.
Red Lake 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.
Oklee, 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 Oklee, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $1,375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $138 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)