Spalding, MN is a small town located in Kandiyohi County. The town is home to a diverse population of citizens that are passionate about their local politics. Residents take an active interest in the issues that affect their lives and participate in the political process by casting their votes for candidates who reflect their interests and values. The current mayor of Spalding, MN is Bob Anderson, who was elected in 2019. Candidates running for local office typically include local business owners, school board members, and other community leaders that have a vested interest in the wellbeing of the town. Residents of Spalding have access to information on upcoming elections and can get involved through donating money or volunteering time to campaigns of candidates they support.
The political climate in Spalding, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, MN is strongly conservative. In Aitkin County, MN 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aitkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.0%.
Aitkin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spalding, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin 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.
Spalding, Minnesota: d 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 Spalding, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $1,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)