Lake Shore, MN has a thriving political scene. The city is home to several local civic organizations which provide an outlet for citizens to voice their opinions on the issues that matter most to them. Each election season, local political candidates come forward to represent these interests in government and allow citizens to have a say in how their city is managed. These candidates are eager to discuss plans for the future of Lake Shore and what they can do to make it better. Residents of Lake Shore take pride in having an active political involvement, which helps ensure the town remains vibrant and prosperous for years to come.
The political climate in Lake Shore, MN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Shore, MN is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly 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.
Lake Shore, 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 Lake Shore, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 213 contributions totaling $11,101 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $65,166 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $572 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)