Willow River, MN is a small rural town that prides itself on its close-knit community. We don't have many political candidates running for office but we do have passionate residents who are dedicated to maintaining and growing our town. The people of Willow River strongly believe in taking care of our own by ensuring that everyone has access to quality education, amenities, and healthcare. Our town also puts a lot of emphasis on preserving open spaces and green areas so that the environment can be enjoyed by future generations. We are proud of our local institutions and organizations which work tirelessly to promote economic development, social equality, and civic engagement in the area. When it comes to politics, residents here understand the importance of voting and engaging with our elected officials in order to ensure that our voices are heard when it comes to important issues like taxes, public safety, infrastructure projects, and other matters that affect us all.
The political climate in Willow River, MN is strongly conservative.
Pine County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pine County, MN 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.9%.
Pine county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willow River, MN is strongly conservative.
Pine 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.
Willow River, Minnesota: d d 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 Willow River, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 258 contributions totaling $2,633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $2,700 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)