Brown, MN County is located in the northern part of the state and is home to a diverse population. This area has seen its fair share of political activity over the years. The county is represented by multiple members in both the local state legislature and US Congress. Local representatives work hard to ensure that all residents have access to quality public services and are well represented in government. In recent years, Brown, MN has seen an increase in voter turnout for local elections as citizens look to make their voices heard on important issues. There have been many debates between candidates for various offices about how best to serve Brown, MN's population and what policies should be implemented. As the local election season approaches again, it will be interesting to see who will emerge as the victor and how this will shape politics in Brown, MN County moving forward.
The political climate in Brown County, MN is very conservative.
In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Brown County, MN is very conservative.
New Ulm 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.
Brown, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Brown County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 595 contributions totaling $66,300 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 192 contributions totaling $63,304 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $330 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)