Vining, MN is a small town of approximately 500 people. Its local politics are largely focused on improving community services and promoting economic development. The town has a strong mayor-council government structure and the members of the council are elected by the residents of Vining each year. Currently, the Mayor of Vining is Matthew Johnson and the City Council Members include Donna Daley, Shelby Huffman, John Miller, Roberta Nelson, and Susan Smith. The Mayor and Council work in collaboration to create policy initiatives aimed at improving quality of life for all citizens. Examples of these initiatives are increased funding for public safety services, updates to infrastructure, and support for local businesses. Residents of Vining take part in politics by participating in public hearings or casting their vote in elections for Mayor or City Council Members.
The political climate in Vining, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Vining, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area 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.
Vining, 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 Vining, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $451 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $90 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)