Swan Lake, Minnesota is a small town with a population of about 3000 people. It is located in the northern part of the state and is known for its scenic lake views and peaceful atmosphere. Although it does not have any large-scale political candidates, local politics are still important to the citizens of Swan Lake. The town has a mayor and several city council members that work together to make decisions that affect the community. Issues such as improving public services, promoting economic development, and maintaining public safety are debated by these representatives in order to ensure that Swan Lake remains a safe and vibrant place to live for all its residents. The town also supports independent organizations like civic organizations and business alliances so that everyone can get involved in their local politics.
The political climate in Swan Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Stevens County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stevens County, MN 37.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stevens county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.9% to 37.8%.
Stevens county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swan Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Stevens 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.
Swan Lake, Minnesota: r 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 Swan Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 223 contributions totaling $10,989 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 121 contributions totaling $33,326 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)