Lakeland Shores, MN is a small town located in the northeastern corner of the state. The town's politics are largely shaped by its many local residents who prioritize preserving its rural character and advocating for sustainable practices. Locals are extremely engaged with their local government and participate in a variety of ways including attending public hearings, voicing their opinions on city projects, voting in elections, and volunteering for causes they care about. The town's mayor has been in office for over 20 years and is widely respected for his leadership and dedication to the community. Citizens regularly show their appreciation by re-electing him with overwhelming support every election cycle. There are also several other local representatives on the Board of Supervisors who work together to ensure that Lakeland Shores continues to remain a vibrant, safe community for all citizens.
The political climate in Lakeland Shores, MN is leaning conservative.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeland Shores, MN is leaning conservative.
Washington County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lakeland Shores, Minnesota: r r d d d 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 Lakeland Shores, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $22,152 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 150 contributions totaling $450,167 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $3,001 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)