The small town of Graceville, MN, with its population of just over 1,000 residents, is an example of the close-knit community that can still be found in many rural towns throughout Minnesota. Political engagement is important in Graceville and people take pride in actively participating in local and state politics. Local elections often have a large impact on the residents of the town due to the relatively small population. The local political landscape is filled with passionate candidates for Mayor and City Council members that understand the importance of preserving the small-town values and traditions that make Graceville such a great place to live. Residents are involved in all aspects of civic life, from attending public meetings to volunteering their time to support various campaigns and initiatives. It’s easy to see why Graceville remains a vibrant community where citizens actively work together to maintain its unique character.
The political climate in Zip 56240 (Graceville, MN) is moderately conservative.
Big Stone County, MN is strongly conservative. In Big Stone County, MN 35.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Big Stone county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.4%.
Big Stone county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56240 (Graceville, MN) is moderately conservative.
Graceville, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Big Stone County, Minnesota 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.
Graceville, Minnesota: d d 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 zip 56240 (Graceville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 47 contributions totaling $2,180 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)