Clearwater County is a vibrant and growing community located in the state of Minnesota. It is known for its beautiful natural landscapes, friendly people and strong sense of community. Politically, Clearwater County is a blue county with a majority Democratic voter base. The county officeholders are primarily Democrats, although there are some offices held by Republicans as well. Local Democratic candidates for office in Clearwater include County Commissioner Mary Ann Anderson and Sheriff Ben Rainey, while Republican candidates include County Commissioner Ron Johnson and Judge John Brown. There are also several independent candidates running for various local offices. All these candidates have different platforms that they hope to use to improve the quality of life in Clearwater County. They all strive to ensure that local government works for the people of the county and that everyone has access to quality services and resources necessary for their success.
The political climate in Clearwater County, MN is very conservative.
In Clearwater County, MN 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.8%.
Clearwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clearwater County, MN is very conservative.
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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.
Clearwater, 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 Clearwater County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 52 contributions totaling $6,758 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $130 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $19,788 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)