Belmont, Minnesota is a small rural town located in the northeast corner of the state. It is home to a population of around 600 people who are serviced by a local government that is dedicated to providing the best services for their constituents. The local politics in Belmont involve candidates from both major parties, as well as independent candidates and minority party representatives. The Mayor and City Council members are elected at-large for four-year terms and must abide by city ordinances. Issues such as taxes, budgeting, education, infrastructure and development are discussed and debated on a regular basis in an open forum environment. Community engagement is encouraged through public forums that allow citizens to voice their opinions on local issues. Belmont's politics strive to provide fair representation for all citizens while making sure that the needs of its residents come first.
The political climate in Belmont, MN is very conservative.
Jackson County, MN is very conservative. In Jackson County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Belmont, MN is very conservative.
Jackson County, Minnesota is very conservative.
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.
Belmont, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Belmont, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $95 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 55 contributions totaling $15,205 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $276 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)