Swede Prairie, MN is a small, rural community located in the midwestern part of the United States. The close-knit community is known for its tight knit familial bonds and strong work ethic that helps to bring the town together. Politically, Swede Prairie largely leans towards Republican candidates and ideals. Local elections usually feature many conservative options as well as some third party representatives that may not always be seen in larger ballots. Many of the citizens here have a deep reverence for their country and understand the importance of getting involved in their own local politics to make sure their values are represented when selecting representatives for higher offices.
The political climate in Swede Prairie, MN is very conservative.
Yellow Medicine County, MN is very conservative. In Yellow Medicine County, MN 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellow Medicine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.5%.
Yellow Medicine county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swede Prairie, MN is very conservative.
Yellow Medicine 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.
Swede Prairie, 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 Swede Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $4,360 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $73 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 102 contributions totaling $6,083 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)