Sanders, MN is a small town with a tight-knit community and people who take pride in their city. The citizens of Sanders are committed to making the town a safe and supportive place to live, work, and play. Decisions for Sanders are made at the local level by elected officials who serve on various boards and commissions. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions that affect the day-to-day life of residents, businesses, and visitors. They consider issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvements, environmental protection, and quality of life services that benefit all members of the community. The Sanders City Council is made up of seven members from different wards within the city who are elected by voters. Residents can also elect a mayor every four years who serves as an advocate for their interests and provides leadership in times of change or crisis. Through its local government representatives, citizens can have a voice in shaping the future of their town.
The political climate in Sanders, MN is strongly conservative.
Pennington County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pennington County, MN 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pennington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 35.3%.
Pennington county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sanders, MN is strongly conservative.
Pennington 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.
Sanders, Minnesota: R r 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 Sanders, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 145 contributions totaling $6,519 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 208 contributions totaling $23,608 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $114 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)