Lafayette Township is located in Minnesota and is a small, rural area with a population of around 1,000 people. The local politics are largely determined by the town's mayor and board of trustees, who run the daily operations of the township. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions about roads, infrastructure, zoning regulations, tax rates, and other issues that affect the town's residents. In recent years, there have been several candidates running for these positions in Lafayette Township elections, each advocating for their own individual policies and goals. Some candidates have focused on improving public safety while others emphasize infrastructure improvements or fiscal responsibility. All candidates have sought to ensure that Lafayette Township remains a safe and enjoyable place to live for its residents.
The political climate in Lafayette township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Nicollet County, MN is leaning liberal. In Nicollet County, MN 50.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nicollet county flipped Democratic, 50.3% to 47.2%.
Nicollet county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lafayette township, MN is somewhat conservative.
Nicollet County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lafayette township, Minnesota: r d D d r d
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 Lafayette township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 519 contributions totaling $59,698 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $115 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 90 contributions totaling $22,476 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)