The small town of Powers, MN is typical of rural communities in the Midwest. The politics in Powers are largely guided by traditional values and the desire to provide a safe and prosperous community for its residents. Local decisions are made through a mayor-council form of government, where individual citizens can address their concerns directly to their representatives. The town is known for its tight-knit community and willingness to work together on local issues. Residents take an active interest in the political process, and regularly turn out to vote in local elections. Issues that affect the people of Powers range from education funding to public safety, and the town has become increasingly divided on certain topics as recent developments have forced changes upon them.
The political climate in Powers, MN is strongly 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
Powers, MN is strongly 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.
Powers, 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 Powers, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 178 contributions totaling $15,763 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 98 contributions totaling $25,274 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)