Augusta, MN is a small town located in Stearns County that has about 650 residents. It is known for its peaceful atmosphere and close-knit community. When it comes to politics, Augusta has a mayor and a six-member city council that serve their constituents in the town. The mayor and council are responsible for making decisions about public safety, infrastructure, taxation, economic development, and other local matters. They also approve the annual budget for the city and any other expenditures they deem necessary. The current mayor of Augusta is Gregory Schutt and the city council consists of Jane Olson, Sarah Johnson, Sam Williams, John Smith, Mary Jones, and Tom White. They all work together to ensure that Augusta remains an inviting place to live while working towards a brighter future for its citizens.
The political climate in Augusta, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lac qui Parle County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lac qui Parle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.8%.
Lac qui Parle county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Augusta, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle 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.
Augusta, Minnesota: d d d d 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 Augusta, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $3,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $3,640 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $173 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)