Spruce Hill, MN is a small town located in the Midwest. Although it has a population of only about 300 people, the citizens of Spruce Hill have made their voices heard throughout the years when it comes to local politics. The town has been represented in various ways by members of both major political parties and many independents as well. In recent years the residents have seen many candidates come to town to discuss their platforms and to answer questions from the public. There are several issues that are important to the community such as healthcare access, education, infrastructure, and taxation. Many local debates have been held on these topics over the years and continue to be today. The local citizens have always been passionate about their views of how things should be run in their small community and take great pride in making sure that their voices are heard both at the state and national levels.
The political climate in Spruce Hill, MN is very conservative.
Douglas County, MN is very conservative. In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Spruce Hill, MN is very conservative.
Douglas County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area 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.
Spruce Hill, 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 Spruce Hill, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 15 contributions totaling $10,120 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $675 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 62 contributions totaling $11,699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $189 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)