East Side, MN has a proud history of political engagement. Residents have long been invested in local issues and civic life. The town is represented by several state legislators in both the House and Senate. In addition to the state level representation, East Side is part of a larger county government. Residents are able to voice their opinions through elected officials who serve on the county board. During elections, residents take part in the process by researching candidates and voting for those they believe best represent their interests. In recent years, East Side residents have become more involved in politics at all levels of government from the local to national stage. This increased engagement has resulted in more informed citizens who are actively working to make positive changes in their community and beyond.
The political climate in East Side, MN is strongly conservative.
Mille Lacs County, MN is very conservative. In Mille Lacs County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mille Lacs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Mille Lacs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
East Side, MN is strongly conservative.
Mille Lacs 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.
East Side, 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 East Side, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 74 contributions totaling $111,757 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $1,510 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 18 contributions totaling $1,596 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $89 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)