The small town of Laketown, MN is known for its friendly residents and community spirit. Politically, Laketown is a conservative-leaning area that favors traditional values and limited government intervention. Locally elected officials are dedicated to upholding the values of the town while also advocating for the best interests of its citizens. Issues such as taxes, education, crime prevention, and infrastructure improvements are among the most important issues discussed by local political candidates. The local elections tend to be quite competitive with many passionate individuals running for office. Ultimately, Laketown's political leaders strive to provide a safe and pleasant environment for all who live in the community.
The political climate in Laketown, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, MN is leaning conservative. In Carver County, MN 46.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carver county remained Republican, 51.2% to 46.4%.
Carver county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laketown, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carver County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
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.
Laketown, 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 Laketown, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2,405 contributions totaling $71,395 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 500 contributions totaling $503,181 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,006 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)