West Bank, MN is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is a largely rural area with a population of approximately 2,000 people. As such, the politics in West Bank are generally centered around local issues and decisions that affect the community as a whole. There are no local political candidates running for office at this time, but residents of West Bank can become involved and have their voices heard through voting in elections and attending public meetings held by local government officials. The town also holds various events throughout the year such as town hall meetings, where citizens can come and discuss important political issues with their elected representatives. In addition to these events, West Bank residents may also send letters or emails to their representatives expressing their opinions on current political issues. Through these activities, the citizens of West Bank remain active participants in shaping their community’s future.
The political climate in West Bank, MN is strongly conservative.
Swift County, MN is strongly conservative. In Swift County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Swift county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.4%.
Swift county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Bank, MN is strongly conservative.
Swift 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.
West Bank, Minnesota: d 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 West Bank, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $2,240 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $2,457 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)