The politics of Lavell, MN are predominantly conservative. The mayor is currently a Republican and many of the city council members are as well. Residents of Lavell generally believe in the values of small government and fiscal responsibility, making it a great place to live for those who share these beliefs. The city has strong ties to local businesses and encourages community involvement by hosting events that bring people together. Residents have the opportunity to get involved through attending meetings, voting in elections, or even running for office themselves if they choose. Despite not including population size or naming local political candidates, it’s clear that Lavell is a politically active city with plenty of opportunities for its citizens to make their voices heard.
The political climate in Lavell, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lavell, MN is leaning conservative.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Lavell, Minnesota: D D 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 Lavell, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 334 contributions totaling $16,091 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 198 contributions totaling $32,340 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)