Searles, MN is a small rural town located in the southeastern corner of Minnesota. Despite its small size, it has its fair share of local politics. In the upcoming election, there are three candidates running for mayor: John Smith, Mary Jones, and Bob Wilson. All three candidates have different visions for the future of Searles and residents are passionate about which one they feel has the best interests of the town at heart. Each candidate has their own platform on issues such as taxation, social services, public safety, and job creation. Residents will be eager to hear what each candidate has to say in order to make an informed decision when casting their vote. With a population of only 500 people, Searles' residents are sure to be engaged in this election season and have their voices heard as they decide who they want leading them into the future.
The political climate in Searles, MN is strongly conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Searles, MN is strongly conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm 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.
Searles, 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 Searles, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 517 contributions totaling $59,482 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 88 contributions totaling $22,191 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $252 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)