Portage, Minnesota is a small town located in the southeastern part of the state. It is known for its friendly atmosphere and rural charm. The mayor of Portage is Jeffrey Stinson, who was elected in 2020. He has been an advocate for the community by promoting economic development and creating jobs. The city council consists of four members who work together to make decisions that best serve the citizens of Portage. These members are elected every two years during local elections held on the second Tuesday in November. During this election process, candidates must present their platforms to voters and explain why they are the best person for the job. Local issues important to Portage include maintaining a strong economy, promoting civic pride, and preserving natural resources. Residents also have a chance to show their support for candidates by attending debates or open forums held throughout the election season.
The political climate in Portage, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Portage, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Portage, Minnesota: D D 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 Portage, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $7,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)