Grass Lake, MN is a small town located in the midwestern United States. Here, local politics are driven by a strong sense of community and concern for the well-being of the residents. The city council is made up of five elected members who work together to make decisions that benefit the citizens of Grass Lake. In addition to the city council, there are also several committees and boards dedicated to addressing issues such as parks and recreation, health care, economic development, public safety, and more. All local political decisions are made through an open process with ample opportunity for public input and feedback. Grass Lake residents take great pride in their local politics and take active roles in shaping their local government to serve them best.
The political climate in Grass Lake, MN is very conservative.
Kanabec County, MN is very conservative. In Kanabec County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kanabec county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Kanabec county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Grass Lake, MN is very conservative.
Kanabec County, Minnesota 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.
Grass 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 Grass Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 125 contributions totaling $12,911 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $21,338 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $201 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)