The small town of Lyra, MN is home to a population of just under 1,000 people who are passionate about their local politics. Although the town remains nonpartisan and does not have any particular political candidates running for office, its residents remain engaged in the debate surrounding important local issues. Residents of Lyra take part in many public forums and meetings to discuss things such as taxes, education, infrastructure development, and the environment. The people of Lyra are always eager to make their voices heard when it comes to making decisions that affect their community's well-being and quality of life. These discussions can often be passionate and lively, but ultimately all parties aim to find the best solutions that benefit everyone in Lyra.
The political climate in Lyra, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lyra, MN is somewhat conservative.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Lyra, Minnesota: r d D d r 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 Lyra, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $2,773 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 100 contributions totaling $46,440 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $464 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)