South Red River, MN is a small community located in the northern part of the state. This area is known for its friendly people and peaceful atmosphere. While it may not be a bustling metropolis, South Red River does have a vibrant political scene. The local government consists of an elected mayor and town council members who work together to create rules and regulations that benefit the residents. During election season, both major political parties are represented by candidates vying for office. Residents can take part in the democratic process by voicing their opinions at public meetings or voting for their preferred candidates in local elections. As is typical with politics in small towns, debates can sometimes become heated but ultimately respect and civility prevail when decisions are being made that affect everyone in South Red River.
The political climate in South Red River, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, MN is moderately conservative. In Kittson County, MN 38.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 58.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 3.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kittson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 58.6% to 38.1%.
Kittson county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Red River, MN is moderately conservative.
Kittson County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
South Red River, Minnesota: r d D d 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 Red River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 85 contributions totaling $10,584 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $7,724 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $454 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)