Pike Bay, Minnesota is a small town located on the western side of the state near the North Dakota border. With a population of just over 700 people, Pike Bay is a tightknit community that values its local politics. Despite its small size, Pike Bay takes politics seriously and is home to numerous elected officials at the local level who serve on important committees and boards in order to maintain services for the citizens of the town. The mayor is elected bi-annually, with several city council members also running for office every two years. These officials are responsible for making decisions impacting things such as public works projects, police and fire protection services, and other municipal functions. Local elections often draw attention from both residents and those living in nearby towns who have an interest in maintaining their rural way of life. There is no shortage of passion when it comes to Pike Bay politics!
The political climate in Pike Bay, MN is moderately conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pike Bay, MN is moderately conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd 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.
Pike Bay, 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 Pike Bay, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,233 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)