Prior, MN is a small city located in the south of the state. It is governed by an elected Mayor and four City Council members, who are chosen by the community to represent their interests. The local elections are held every two years, allowing citizens to vote on their representatives for the city's government. The town has seen a lot of changes over the last decade, with an influx of new businesses and developments bringing growth and prosperity to Prior. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics by attending public meetings, attending debates and forums hosted by candidates, and casting their ballots on election day. The city strives to ensure that all voices are heard in local government, no matter how small or insignificant they may seem. With everyone doing their part, Prior can continue to be a great place to live for generations to come.
The political climate in Prior, MN is moderately conservative.
Big Stone County, MN is strongly conservative. In Big Stone County, MN 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Big Stone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Prior, MN is moderately conservative.
Big Stone County, Minnesota 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.
Prior, Minnesota: d d 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 Prior, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $11,815 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 67 contributions totaling $3,660 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $55 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)