Swede Grove, MN is a small town located in the Midwest region of the United States. As such, politics in Swede Grove are largely influenced by local and state-wide issues. Political candidates running for office need to be aware of local concerns and needs to be able to effectively represent the citizens of Swede Grove. Issues such as education, healthcare, infrastructure, and economic development are important topics that many politicians in Swede Grove focus on when seeking election or re-election. Additionally, since Swede Grove is known for its strong sense of community spirit and connection with local businesses, many candidates will focus on improving business opportunities and supporting entrepreneurship initiatives within the district. It is important for political candidates to recognize the importance of Swede Grove's unique character and culture in order to create policies that benefit all of its citizens.
The political climate in Swede Grove, MN is very conservative.
Meeker County, MN is very conservative. In Meeker County, MN 28.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Meeker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.2% to 28.6%.
Meeker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swede Grove, MN is very conservative.
Meeker 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 Grove, 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 Swede Grove, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 123 contributions totaling $2,721 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $22 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $4,075 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $291 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)