South Fork, MN is a small town located in the state of Minnesota. It has a diverse community that includes people of various cultures and backgrounds. The local politics in South Fork are largely focused on improving the quality of life for all the citizens. There is an emphasis on creating strong economic development opportunities within the town, while also focusing on maintaining a safe and green environment. The goal is to ensure residents have access to high-quality public services like libraries, parks, and schools. Local political leaders strive to create policies that benefit everyone in South Fork, including those from different backgrounds and perspectives. Candidates running for office have been advocating for issues that directly affect the community, such as affordable housing and job creation. With an ever growing population, it's important for local politicians to ensure that everyone has their voice heard in order to create a bright future for South Fork.
The political climate in South Fork, MN is very conservative.
Kanabec County, MN is very conservative. In Kanabec County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanabec county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Kanabec county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
South Fork, MN is very conservative.
Kanabec 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.
South Fork, 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 South Fork, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 115 contributions totaling $34,614 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $301 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $4,385 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $258 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)