The politics in 56241 Granite Falls, MN are centered around the local city council and mayor, who together provide representation for the citizens of the city. The City Council consists of five elected members that are voted on every two years, and they are responsible for setting policies and making decisions that affect the citizens of Granite Falls. The Mayor is also elected every two years and serves as the chief executive, providing oversight and guidance to the City Council. There are several political action committees in the city that represent various interests such as environmental protection, education, and labor rights. In addition to these groups, there are numerous local events throughout the year that aim to inform citizens about important issues in their city and encourage them to take part in civic engagement.
The political climate in Zip 56241 (Granite Falls, MN) is strongly conservative.
Yellow Medicine County, MN is very conservative. In Yellow Medicine County, MN 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellow Medicine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.5%.
Yellow Medicine county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56241 (Granite Falls, MN) is strongly conservative.
Granite Falls, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota 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.
Granite Falls, 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 zip 56241 (Granite Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 112 contributions totaling $4,440 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $6,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)