Mound Prairie, MN has a thriving political climate. Residents take an active interest in local and national affairs, which is evident at the ballot box during every election cycle. The town's mayor is currently Lee Johnson, an independent with a long history in Mound Prairie politics. He was elected two years ago and has made a priority of building connections between the city and the rest of the state. The city council is composed of a diverse group of individuals from various backgrounds and age groups, who work together to make decisions that are both fiscally responsible and socially conscious. There are several other organizations in Mound Prairie that focus on advocacy for certain causes such as infrastructure improvement or environmental protection, all of which contribute to the civic life of the community. The opinions expressed by residents cover a wide spectrum, from conservative to progressive, which makes for lively and constructive debate among peers.
The political climate in Mound Prairie, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Houston County, MN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 42.4%.
Houston county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Mound Prairie, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
La Crosse-Onalaska Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Mound Prairie, Minnesota: r r 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 Mound Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 204 contributions totaling $14,163 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 124 contributions totaling $32,406 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $261 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)