La Prairie, MN is a small town located in the state of Minnesota. It is home to many different kinds of people and has a diverse population. Despite its small size, it is a vibrant community that values its political involvement. In La Prairie, citizens have the opportunity to engage in local politics and be involved in making decisions for their hometown. The town’s government consists of an elected board of commissioners, who oversee all aspects of local government and ensure effective use of public funds. They are dedicated to creating policies that will best serve the citizens of La Prairie and make it a better place to live. Elections are held every two years, with candidates from all backgrounds running for office. Through these elections, residents can make sure their voices are heard and have a say in how the town is managed.
The political climate in La Prairie, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Prairie, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
La Prairie, 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 La Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 907 contributions totaling $30,512 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 129 contributions totaling $13,183 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)