Split Rock, MN has a long history of local politics that dates back to the early days of its founding. The town is run by an elected mayor and city council who are responsible for making decisions about the day-to-day operations and policies that impact citizens. In recent years, there have been a variety of issues up for debate in Split Rock such as taxes, development, and infrastructure. Local elections are held every few years and the public can get involved through voting for candidates they most support. With numerous dedicated citizens who remain dedicated to keeping their town safe and prosperous, Split Rock continues to be a great place to call home.
The political climate in Split Rock, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Split Rock, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Split Rock, Minnesota: D D D D d d
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 Split Rock, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 111 contributions totaling $5,540 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $1,234 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $206 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)