The small town of Battle Lake, MN is a rural community with a population of around 1,500 people. It has a close-knit, friendly atmosphere that many residents appreciate and take pride in. While the area is not well known for its politics, there are still some important issues affecting the community that local political candidates are trying to address. Issues such as access to quality healthcare, education reform, economic development, and environmental protection are all matters addressed by candidates running for office in Battle Lake. With these issues at the forefront of their campaigns, local election results often come down to which candidate can best represent the town’s values and interests and make meaningful progress on these important topics. In addition to the political campaigns taking place in Battle Lake, National issues also have an effect on the small town’s collective opinion.
The political climate in Battle Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Battle Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls 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.
Battle Lake, 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 Battle Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 159 contributions totaling $4,237 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $27 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $3,449 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $108 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)