The small town of Plummer, Minnesota has a population of approximately 4,000 people. Despite its size, the town is politically active. Every year, citizens are invited to take part in local elections for candidates running for various local positions such as mayor and city council members. The political scene in Plummer is typically dominated by a few key players who have a lot of support from the community. These candidates tend to be people who have demonstrated their leadership skills and commitment to the town while also communicating a passion for the welfare of its citizens. Local elections often involve heated debates between these candidates which are closely monitored by the community. With such passionate political engagement, it is no surprise that Plummer has become an example to other small towns in terms of how to get involved with politics and make a difference in their communities.
The political climate in Plummer, 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
Plummer, 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.
Plummer, 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 Plummer, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 27 contributions totaling $481 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $18 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)