Ford, MN is located in the southwestern region of the state and is a relatively small town with a population of about 2,000 people. It has a mayor-council type of government, where the mayor of Ford is elected to represent their constituents and lead the town's governing body. Elections for local political offices are usually held every two years, allowing citizens to voice their opinions on who they would like to see as their representative. There are no current local political candidates running for office in Ford, however there have been several over the years who have made an effort to improve the quality of life for its residents. These candidates have proposed various initiatives ranging from improving public infrastructure to increasing employment opportunities, all with an emphasis on upholding the ideals that make Ford such a great place to live.
The political climate in Ford, 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
Ford, 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.
Ford, 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 Ford, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 150 contributions totaling $14,800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $99 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $10,305 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)