Waskish, MN is a small town with a population of around 500 people. The local politics in the town are led by a mayor elected to office and a city council that consists of five members. The City Council members represent the various neighborhoods of Waskish and work together to set policy for the entire town. The mayor and Council members hold regular meetings and seek feedback from their constituents to ensure that they are making decisions that best meet the needs of the town. They strive to make sure that all citizens have access to basic services such as law enforcement, healthcare, educational opportunities, infrastructure improvements, and recreational activities. Additionally, they promote economic development by offering incentives for businesses looking to set up shop in Waskish. Overall, local politics in Waskish are focused on creating an environment where everyone can thrive and live fulfilling lives.
The political climate in Waskish, MN is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, MN is leaning conservative. In Beltrami County, MN 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beltrami county remained Republican, 50.4% to 47.2%.
Beltrami county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Waskish, MN is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Bemidji Metro Area is leaning 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.
Waskish, Minnesota: r d D d 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 Waskish, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)