Lester Prairie, MN is a small city located in McLeod County. It is governed by a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor being elected at large and six council members who are elected by ward. The mayor serves as the head of the city’s executive branch while council members serve in the legislative branch. Policies and procedures for running the affairs of Lester Prairie are established by ordinance or resolution that must be approved by both branches of government. A City Administrator oversees day-to-day operations and implementation of policies. The city is committed to providing quality services for its residents and works diligently to provide an environment that fosters economic development, tourism, recreation, culture, and community relationships. Local political candidates campaign on their platforms of fiscal responsibility, efficient service delivery, transparency, sustainability initiatives, public safety and resident engagement.
The political climate in Lester Prairie, MN is strongly conservative.
McLeod County, MN is very conservative. In McLeod County, MN 30.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, McLeod county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.8% to 30.6%.
McLeod county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lester Prairie, MN is strongly conservative.
McLeod County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Hutchinson Metro Area 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.
Lester Prairie, 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 Lester Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)