Douglas County, located in Minnesota, is a rural area with a population of roughly 33,000 people. The county seat is Alexandria and it is home to several small towns that are part of the overall community. Local politics play an important role in the everyday lives of the citizens of Douglas County. Residents have access to their local officials through town hall meetings and other public forums. The county board is responsible for setting the budget and enacting ordinances that affect residents' lives. Various political candidates from both parties contest elections to serve in office on behalf of their constituents. These elected leaders are responsible for advocating on behalf of their constituents and making decisions that will best benefit the entire county. Citizens are encouraged to stay informed about local politics and become engaged in issues that affect them directly or indirectly.
The political climate in Douglas County, MN is very conservative.
In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglas County, MN is very conservative.
Alexandria 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.
Douglas, 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 Douglas County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 751 contributions totaling $38,236 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 502 contributions totaling $67,973 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $135 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)