Shevlin, Minnesota is a small town located in the north-central part of the state. The town has a population of approximately 566 people and is known for its rural charm and low crime rate. Politically, most people in Shevlin are affiliated with one of the two major political parties: Democratic or Republican. In recent years, the majority of elected officials have been affiliated with either party. There are no local political candidates currently running in Shevlin, but residents have consistently voted for their preferred candidates at both the state and national level. Regardless of political affiliation, Shevlin residents are passionate about politics and take their civic duties seriously. They regularly attend city council meetings to voice their opinions on various issues impacting their community and to stay informed on current events.
The political climate in Zip 56676 (Shevlin, MN) is very conservative.
Clearwater County, MN is very conservative. In Clearwater County, MN 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.8%.
Clearwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56676 (Shevlin, MN) is very conservative.
Shevlin, Minnesota is very conservative.
Clearwater 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.
Shevlin, 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 zip 56676 (Shevlin)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $3,332 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $196 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $14,600 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,825 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)