Silverton, MN is a small community located in Wright County. The local politics in this area are quite important to the citizens as they have a direct effect on their lives. The Silverton City Council is composed of five elected members who represent the citizens in local decisions, ranging from infrastructure to zoning regulations. In addition, local elections are held every two years for state representatives and senators who serve the greater community. The people of Silverton take their political representation seriously and make sure they are informed and involved during election cycles. When it comes to voting, there is a strong sense of civic duty among the residents of Silverton.
The political climate in Silverton, 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
Silverton, 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.
Silverton, 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 Silverton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $6,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 210 contributions totaling $23,758 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $113 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)