Clear Lake, MN is a small town located in northern Minnesota. The local politics in Clear Lake are focused on improving the quality of life for its citizens and creating an environment that is conducive to growth and prosperity. This includes advocating for better public services such as roads, schools, police and fire departments, as well as advocating for economic development initiatives to bring new businesses and jobs to the area. Issues like environmental protection also play a role in the political discourse in Clear Lake as residents work to protect the natural beauty of the area while ensuring responsible economic development. Residents of Clear Lake take an active role in local politics by attending meetings, engaging with representatives, and voting on important issues that shape their community.
The political climate in Clear Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, MN is very conservative. In Sherburne County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.5%.
Sherburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Clear Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Clear 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 Clear Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 98 contributions totaling $5,464 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $56 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $5,330 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $314 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)