Poplar River, MN is a small, rural town located in the Midwest region of the United States. The town has a population of approximately 5,000 people and a thriving economy. Politics in Poplar River are focused on local issues, such as public safety, infrastructure development, and maintaining good relations with neighboring towns and cities. Local politicians work hard to ensure that all citizens have access to the resources they need to live comfortably. As part of their commitment to public services, local political candidates strive to be accessible and represent the interests of their constituents. They focus on promoting policies that benefit everyone in order to create a brighter future for Poplar River and its citizens.
The political climate in Poplar River, 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
Poplar River, 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.
Poplar River, 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 Poplar River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $28,011 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $191 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $6,959 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)