Laporte, MN is a small town in northern Minnesota with a population of just over 800 people. The community is served by the Laporte City Council, which is comprised of five elected members that represent and serve the citizens of Laporte. The council meets regularly to discuss local policies and initiatives such as public infrastructure improvements, land use planning, economic development, and other local issues. In addition to the city council, Laporte also has two local political candidates running for office this year: Nick Finkenbiner and Paul Ojala. They are both committed to making sure that the citizens of Laporte are well represented in their government and that their voices are heard in all relevant decision-making processes. Both candidates have strong ties to the community and have pledged to work diligently on behalf of their constituents. No matter who ends up winning this election, it is clear that Laporte's residents will be able to trust their elected officials in making decisions that are in line with what they believe is best for the town.
The political climate in Laporte, MN is strongly conservative.
Hubbard County, MN is strongly conservative. In Hubbard County, MN 34.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hubbard county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.4%.
Hubbard county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Laporte, MN is strongly conservative.
Hubbard County, Minnesota 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.
Laporte, 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 Laporte, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 50 contributions totaling $5,241 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $105 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 19 contributions totaling $1,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)