The politics of Scambler, MN are led by the city council and mayor. The city council is made up of elected officials from each of the wards in the city, while the mayor is an elected individual that oversees all governmental activities in Scambler. The city council works to introduce initiatives and make decisions that benefit the residents of Scambler. They have recently passed legislation to improve infrastructure and local services for all citizens. While there are no current local political candidates running for office, there have been recent discussions about introducing new laws to better protect the environment. Residents in Scambler are encouraged to stay informed about their community by attending public meetings and voting during local elections.
The political climate in Scambler, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Scambler, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls 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.
Scambler, 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 Scambler, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 259 contributions totaling $7,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $4,986 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)