Silver Leaf, MN is a small town located in the Midwest. It is a tight-knit community that values its local traditions and culture. The local politics in Silver Leaf are decided by the Town Council, which consists of five members who are elected to two-year terms every four years. The council is responsible for making decisions on behalf of the residents of Silver Leaf, such as setting the budget, determining local taxes, and approving legislation for the town. All of these decisions are made after extensive discussion and debate among the council members, with input from residents of Silver Leaf. With their focus being on maintaining a safe and thriving environment for all residents, the Town Council works hard to ensure that everyone has access to high-quality services while keeping their taxes low.
The political climate in Silver Leaf, 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
Silver Leaf, 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.
Silver Leaf, 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 Silver Leaf, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 118 contributions totaling $4,285 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $1,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)