Granite Falls, MN is a small city in the state of Minnesota with a population of just over 2,000 people. It is known for its quiet charm and tight-knit community. In terms of politics, the citizens of Granite Falls have traditionally been conservative and tend to favor Republican candidates in elections. However, there has been a slight shift in recent years as more young people move into the area, bringing with them new perspectives and values. The current mayor is Sandra Smith, who was elected in 2018. She ran on a platform of progressive policies focused on sustainability and economic development. Other key figures in Granite Falls politics include City Council members Brad Moore and Jack Peterson, both of whom were elected in 2016. Together they are working to balance the needs of their constituents while paving the way for future growth.
The political climate in Granite Falls, MN is moderately 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
Granite Falls, MN is moderately conservative.
Yellow Medicine 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.
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 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 Granite Falls, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 224 contributions totaling $8,880 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $40 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 74 contributions totaling $12,370 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)