Politics in Prairie View, MN are varied and often contentious. Issues such as taxes, education funding, and immigration can spark heated debates among local political candidates. Despite these differences, the people of Prairie View remain united in their commitment to provide the best quality of life for their residents. The city council strives to foster an environment that is conducive to economic growth and sustainability while maintaining current infrastructure and amenities. A variety of different initiatives have been taken by both local and state governments to ensure a bright future for Prairie View's citizens. Whether it be through increased funding for schools or reducing taxes for business owners, meaningful progress has been made over the past few years. As the city continues to grow, its citizens will be asked to make tough decisions that will shape their community over the coming years.
The political climate in Prairie View, MN is very conservative.
Wilkin County, MN is very conservative. In Wilkin County, MN 29.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wilkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 29.9%.
Wilkin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prairie View, MN is very conservative.
Wilkin County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Wahpeton Metro Area 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.
Prairie View, 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 Prairie View, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 93 contributions totaling $4,606 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $8,040 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $155 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)