Runeberg, MN is located in a rural area of the state and has a long history of strong political engagement. The city is governed by a mayor and several elected councillors who work together to ensure the continued success of the community. Regional elections are held regularly, giving residents the chance to have their voices heard in politics. Additionally, there are many local organizations and groups which strive to inform citizens about different political candidates and platforms. This helps ensure that all individuals have an opportunity to be involved in politics in Runeberg, MN.
The political climate in Runeberg, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, MN is strongly conservative. In Becker County, MN 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Becker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.0%.
Becker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Runeberg, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker 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.
Runeberg, 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 Runeberg, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $1,297 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 60 contributions totaling $4,433 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)