The politics in Swift, MN County are not heavily contested, but there are several local representatives who work to ensure the well being of the county. The county is represented by three state senators and three state representatives in the Minnesota House of Representatives. These officials ensure that local issues and concerns are addressed and that laws and regulations benefit the people of Swift, MN County. They also review bills and legislation proposed by the state legislature to make sure it is beneficial for their constituents. Elections for these positions are held every two years, giving citizens the opportunity to choose which candidates will represent them. This gives residents an opportunity to have their voices heard in decisions related to taxes, education, infrastructure, public safety, and other important topics.
The political climate in Swift County, MN is strongly conservative.
In Swift County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Swift county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.4%.
Swift county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Swift 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.
Swift, Minnesota: d D D d 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 Swift County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 92 contributions totaling $10,180 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 139 contributions totaling $16,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)