South Harbor, MN is a small town located in the midwest United States. It has a population of approximately 1,500 people and is known for its close-knit community and strong sense of pride. Politically, South Harbor tends to lean toward more conservative views. The mayor is currently Joe White, who was elected four years ago by a landslide vote due to his reputation as a local business leader. He has been involved in local politics since the 1980s and is well respected in the town. The city council consists of nine members who are all dedicated to making South Harbor a great place to live and work. They meet regularly to discuss important issues facing the community such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, public safety initiatives, and more. The council works together to ensure that these issues are addressed and taken care of properly for the betterment of all citizens in South Harbor.
The political climate in South Harbor, MN is strongly conservative.
Mille Lacs County, MN is very conservative. In Mille Lacs County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mille Lacs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Mille Lacs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Harbor, MN is strongly conservative.
Mille Lacs County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
South Harbor, 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 South Harbor, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 95 contributions totaling $113,223 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,192 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,230 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $154 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)