Leslie, MN is a small town located in the upper Midwest region of the United States. With its population estimated to be around 1,500 people, it is a tight-knit community that values their local politics. Local elections are held every two years and feature candidates who have a deep understanding of the area and its citizens. The political landscape in Leslie consists of both local grassroots organizations and more traditional forms of campaigning such as door knocking, phone banking, and special events. Issues such as education funding, infrastructure improvements, and public services are commonly discussed during any election cycle. Overall, citizens from Leslie take their civic duties seriously and strive to make their town a better place for all its residents.
The political climate in Leslie, MN is very conservative.
Todd County, MN is very conservative. In Todd County, MN 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.8%.
Todd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Leslie, MN is very conservative.
Todd County, Minnesota is very 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.
Leslie, 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 Leslie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 147 contributions totaling $17,431 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $119 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $16,782 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $224 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)