Lent, MN is a small town located in the heart of Minnesota. It has an estimated population of just over 1,100 people. Despite its size, Lent, MN has an active and engaged political climate that involves local residents in decisions that affect the town as a whole. Residents are encouraged to stay informed about current events and issues and there are numerous opportunities for community members to get involved in the political process. Local elections often feature candidates from different parties who bring their own unique perspectives to the table. Issues such as taxes, education, public safety, infrastructure development, and economic growth are discussed at length during election cycles. The local government also strives to remain responsive to the needs of the community by engaging with citizens through public forums and surveys. This helps to ensure that everyone's voice can be heard which results in better policies for all.
The political climate in Lent, MN is strongly conservative.
Chisago County, MN is strongly conservative. In Chisago County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chisago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.2%.
Chisago county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lent, MN is strongly conservative.
Chisago County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Lent, 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 Lent, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 534 contributions totaling $16,853 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 222 contributions totaling $63,932 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $288 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)