Lyle Township, MN is a small rural municipality located in the heart of Minnesota. The town has a strong history of active involvement and participation in local politics. Residents of Lyle Township are typically involved in the political process through casting their votes for elected officials, attending public hearings, and engaging in conversations with their local representatives. Every two years, residents of Lyle Township have the opportunity to cast their vote for candidates running for mayor, city council, or county commissioner positions. In addition to voting for these local candidates, residents also actively engage with their representatives by attending public hearings and voicing their opinions on important issues facing the township. Through this ongoing dialogue between citizens and elected officials, Lyle Township's residents ensure that their voice is heard when it comes to making important decisions regarding the future of the township.
The political climate in Lyle township, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mower County, MN 46.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 51.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mower county remained moderately Republican, 51.8% to 46.0%.
Mower county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyle township, MN is moderately conservative.
Mower County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Austin Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lyle township, Minnesota: D D D D 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 Lyle township, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 373 contributions totaling $23,324 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $63 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 114 contributions totaling $25,915 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $227 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)