Slayton, Minnesota is a small city located in Murray County in the south-central region of the state. The population of Slayton is estimated to be around 2,200 people. Slayton is home to many local government officials who are actively involved in setting policy and making decisions that affect the community. Most notably, there are three members of the Slayton City Council who serve as representatives for their constituents and work together to decide matters such as budgeting, new ordinances, and other decisions impacting the city. There are also numerous other local political candidates running for office including school board members, county commissioners, and even a member of the Minnesota House of Representatives. All these candidates strive to make positive changes for their constituents and bring unique perspectives to debates in regards to issues facing Slayton and its citizens. It is clear that local politics play an important role within this small town and with strong leadership from current elected officials, Slayton residents can move forward with confidence that their voice will be heard throughout all levels of government.
The political climate in Slayton, MN is strongly conservative.
Murray County, MN is very conservative. In Murray County, MN 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Slayton, MN is strongly conservative.
Murray County, Minnesota 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.
Slayton, 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 Slayton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 29 contributions totaling $3,892 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $136 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)