These Are The 10 Most Conservative Cities In Minnesota

Well that was one heck of a nomination process for the Republican Party. Never in my life time have I see anything like it — given that’s a relatively short lifetime, but who’s counting?

And now that we’re headed towards the big November election, we wanted to get a better sense of what parts of Minnesota would be the most likely to back Donald Trump.

Specifically, which cities have the highest number of conservative voters in the North Star State?

In order to do so, we turned our sites on measuring how each city in Minnesota with populations greater than 5,000 voted in 2012. The cities with the highest percentage of voters who voted republican in 2012 were crowned the most conservative cities in the state:

1. Little Falls (Photos)
2. Fairmont (Photos)
3. Big Lake (Photos)
4. Zimmerman
5. Elk River (Photos)
6. St. Michael (Photos)
7. Otsego
8. Monticello (Photos)
9. Delano (Photos)
10. Albertville (Photos)

If you’re wondering, North St. Paul is the most liberal city in Minnesota of all those we measured.

And to be clear, we didn’t form this list based on our own biases — we relied on the cold hard data. For more on how we ran the numbers, keep on reading. Then we’ll take a closer look at each of our top 10 most conservative cities in Minnesota.

How we determined the most Conservative cities in Minnesota

We started by making a list of every place in Minnesota over 5,000 people based on the 2014 American Community Survey that aren’t ‘CDPs’. That left us with more than 143 places in Minnesota.

We then measured the voting record and census data to determine which cities lean the most rightwing in their allegiances. Basically, what percentage of a city voted conservative in the 2012 elecetion?

Next, we ranked each city from 1 to 143, and the winner is ‘The Most Conservative City in Minnesota.’

Let’s go through these conservative places, shall we?

1. Little Falls

Population: 8,721
Percent Conservative: 60.78%

2. Fairmont

Population: 10,387
Percent Conservative: 60.7%

3. Big Lake

Population: 10,285
Percent Conservative: 59.88%

4. Zimmerman

Population: 5,280
Percent Conservative: 59.88%

5. Elk River

Population: 23,563
Percent Conservative: 59.88%

6. St. Michael

Population: 16,911
Percent Conservative: 59.67%

7. Otsego

Population: 14,634
Percent Conservative: 59.67%

8. Monticello

Population: 13,065
Percent Conservative: 59.67%

9. Delano

Population: 5,671
Percent Conservative: 59.67%

10. Albertville

Population: 7,226
Percent Conservative: 59.67%

Summing Up The Conservative Strongholds

Well there you have it, the places in Minnesota that have the highest number of conservatives per capita, with Little Falls ranking as the least conservative in the entire state.

If you’re curious, here are the most conservative cities in Minnesota:

1. North St. Paul
2. Arden Hills
3. Roseville

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Detailed List Of The Most Conservative Cities In Minnesota