The politics of Pennington, MN County are centered around providing a safe and prosperous environment for its citizens. The county is home to a variety of different municipalities that have responsibility over their own local politics. At the county level, the government focuses on public safety, infrastructure projects, economic development opportunities, and environmental regulations. The county board is comprised of representatives from each municipality who work together to ensure the needs of local residents are met in a timely manner. Local political candidates often focus on issues such as taxes, crime prevention efforts, and job creation initiatives during their campaigns. There are also various non-profit organizations and community groups that advocate for specific causes in the area. With its diverse mix of people and interests, Pennington County provides an interesting atmosphere for those interested in engaging with the local political process.
The political climate in Pennington County, MN is strongly conservative.
In Pennington County, MN 35.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pennington county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.3% to 35.3%.
Pennington county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pennington County, MN is strongly 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.
Pennington, 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 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 Pennington County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 149 contributions totaling $6,679 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $45 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 212 contributions totaling $25,838 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)