West Valley, MN is a small town located in the heart of Minnesota. It has a rich history and culture, with plenty of outdoor activities, restaurants, and other attractions for people to enjoy. In terms of politics, West Valley has a strong sense of community pride and engagement in local issues. Local elections are always hotly contested as residents care deeply about who represents them in government. The town council works closely with the mayor and other elected officials to ensure that the interests of all citizens are taken into account when making decisions that affect their lives. Residents also actively take part in initiatives such as petition drives and voter registration efforts to make sure their voices are heard in West Valley politics.
The political climate in West Valley, MN is strongly conservative.
Marshall County, MN is very conservative. In Marshall County, MN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.3%.
Marshall county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Valley, MN is strongly conservative.
Marshall 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.
West Valley, Minnesota: R 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 West Valley, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 76 contributions totaling $1,003 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $13 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 52 contributions totaling $4,891 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)