Swan River, Minnesota is a small town located in the northern part of the state. While it is not heavily populated, the citizens of Swan River have always taken an active role in local politics. Every year, elections are held for mayor and city council members who are responsible for enacting laws that will benefit the citizens of Swan River. Local candidates strive to provide effective leadership and innovative solutions to improve the quality of life for their constituents. Additionally, citizens take great pride in participating in debates and forums surrounding important issues facing the community, such as infrastructure projects, economic development, education reform, and environmental sustainability. The people of Swan River are dedicated to maintaining a healthy political climate that ensures all individuals are represented fairly and that their voices are heard.
The political climate in Swan River, MN is very conservative.
Morrison County, MN is very conservative. In Morrison County, MN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.3%.
Morrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swan River, MN is very conservative.
Morrison County, Minnesota 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.
Swan River, 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 Swan River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 307 contributions totaling $8,591 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $28 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 223 contributions totaling $45,729 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $205 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)