Pine Springs, Minnesota is a small town located in the northern part of the state. While the population size may not be large, politics still play an important role in the community. Pine Springs is governed by a mayor and a city council made up of 6 members who are elected by the local citizens every four years. The mayor and council members focus on issues such as public safety, economic growth, and improving existing infrastructure. They also work to ensure that city residents have access to quality healthcare services and educational opportunities. Additionally, the mayor and council strive to preserve the unique identity of Pine Springs while also responding to changing needs within the community. Through their efforts, they hope to ensure that Pine Springs remains a vibrant and prosperous place for generations to come.
The political climate in Pine Springs, MN is leaning conservative.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pine Springs, MN is leaning conservative.
Washington County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Pine Springs, Minnesota: r r d d d d
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 Pine Springs, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,328 contributions totaling $110,356 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $83 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 359 contributions totaling $91,567 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $255 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)