Oak Grove, MN is a small community located in the heart of the Twin Cities Metro Area. The town has a long history of local politics that is deeply rooted in its citizens' commitment to their community's overall success. The city council is active in representing the interests of its citizens and works hard to ensure that Oak Grove remains a safe and vibrant place to live. Local elections are held on an annual basis, giving residents the opportunity to voice their opinion on important matters such as taxes, safety, development, and other topics. Citizens are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending city council meetings or voting for local candidates who will represent their views. Through this involvement, residents can ensure that their voices are heard and that progress is being made towards making Oak Grove a great place to call home.
The political climate in Oak Grove, MN is somewhat conservative.
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative. In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oak Grove, MN is somewhat conservative.
Anoka County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Oak Grove, 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 Oak Grove, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,314 contributions totaling $577,864 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $174 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 967 contributions totaling $172,649 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)