De Graff, MN is a small town located in the southern part of Minnesota. As with many small towns, politics play an important role in the community. The local government is responsible for making decisions that affect everyone in the town, from public safety and infrastructure to social services and education. De Graff has a non-partisan city council that meets regularly to discuss local issues and make necessary changes. Each citizen can voice their opinion on any issue before the council makes its decision. Additionally, the town regularly holds elections for mayor, city council members, and other positions in the local government. These elections bring out a range of local political candidates who offer different solutions to problems facing the town. De Graff residents can be sure they have plenty of opportunities to get involved in their local politics and make meaningful change in their community.
The political climate in De Graff, MN is strongly conservative.
Swift County, MN is strongly conservative. In Swift County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Swift county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.4%.
Swift county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
De Graff, MN is strongly conservative.
Swift County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
De Graff, Minnesota: d D D d 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 De Graff, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $1,589 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $3,850 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $296 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)