The small city of Turner, MN is located in Hennepin County and is part of the Minneapolis-Saint Paul metropolitan area. The city is home to a diverse population that values its local political scene. Although it is not large enough for its own mayor, the residents of Turner have elected aldermen to represent their needs and concerns at the local level. These aldermen are tasked with making decisions on topics such as zoning laws, land use regulations, public safety initiatives, infrastructure developments, and other matters that affect the community on a daily basis. The council meets regularly to discuss these issues and hear from constituents about their views and suggestions. Additionally, they also attend regional meetings with other cities in the metro area to better collaborate on projects that benefit all parties involved.
The political climate in Turner, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, MN is strongly conservative. In Aitkin County, MN 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aitkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.0%.
Aitkin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Turner, MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Turner, Minnesota: d 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 Turner, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $1,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)