Lake Prairie, MN is a small town located in the northern part of the state. It is known for its friendly community and beautiful natural scenery. Although it is relatively small in size, there are still several important political issues that are important to the people of Lake Prairie. The city is represented by local politicians who work hard to ensure that the citizens are provided with quality services such as healthcare, education, and public safety. Elections take place annually for mayor and other positions such as council members, school board members, and sheriff’s deputies. Local residents have the opportunity to get involved with politics by attending meetings or running for a position on the ballot. Public forums are also held where citizens can come together to discuss current events and work together to make their voices heard. Through their involvement in local politics, residents of Lake Prairie strive to make sure their interests are taken into account when decisions get made about how resources should be allocated or what changes should be made in order to improve the quality of life in Lake Prairie.
The political climate in Lake Prairie, MN is leaning 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
Lake Prairie, MN is leaning 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.
Lake Prairie, 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 Lake Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 602 contributions totaling $36,664 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $61 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 226 contributions totaling $341,506 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,511 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)