Swanville, MN is a small town with a population of just under 500 people located in 56382. It is known for its close-knit community and quaint rural atmosphere. Politically, it is reflective of the conservative views held by most of its residents. There are currently no local political candidates vying for office within the town limits, but Swanville does tend to lean towards the Republican party with each election cycle. In general, the citizens of Swanville take an active interest in their local politics and are always looking for ways to improve their community and make it better for themselves and future generations.
The political climate in Zip 56382 (Swanville, MN) is very conservative.
Morrison County, MN is very conservative. In Morrison County, MN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.3%.
Morrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56382 (Swanville, MN) is very conservative.
Swanville, Minnesota is very conservative.
Morrison 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.
Swanville, 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 56382 (Swanville)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $100 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $100 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $2,300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)