Stark, MN is a small town with a population of around 2,000 people. It is located in the northern part of the state and has a strong sense of community among its residents. The local politics in Stark are quite active and involve several different groups of people. The Mayor is elected from the local citizens every two years and they serve as the head of government for the town. Also, there are several city council members that make up the legislative body for Stark and represent their constituents on matters related to taxes, development initiatives, public safety, and other local issues. Furthermore, the school board members work to ensure that students in the district receive quality education and resources that they need to succeed. Finally, there are numerous organizations in Stark that help to foster civic engagement by hosting events such as town hall meetings or forums where people can come together to discuss their views on current issues. All in all, Stark is home to a vibrant political atmosphere where citizens have plenty of opportunities to get involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Stark, MN is strongly conservative.
Brown County, MN is very conservative. In Brown County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Brown county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.3% to 32.5%.
Brown county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Stark, MN is strongly conservative.
Brown County, Minnesota is very conservative.
New Ulm Metro Area 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.
Stark, 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 Stark, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 28 contributions totaling $5,644 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $202 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 64 contributions totaling $35,597 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $556 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)