Pickerel Lake, MN is a small town located in the northern Midwest region of the United States. Though the population of Pickerel Lake is relatively small, the politics of the community are lively and engaged. The local political scene in Pickerel Lake has been led by a number of candidates who have long been active in the community. They have worked hard to ensure that their constituents' voices are heard loud and clear at City Hall. These local candidates come from diverse backgrounds, spanning a range of ages, genders, and political ideologies. Despite this diversity, each candidate is committed to addressing problems that affect each and every one of their constituents. From improving public transportation to advocating for better access to healthcare services, these candidates strive to make Pickerel Lake a better place for all its citizens.
The political climate in Pickerel Lake, MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Freeborn County, MN 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Freeborn county remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.0%.
Freeborn county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pickerel Lake, MN is moderately conservative.
Freeborn County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Albert Lea Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Pickerel Lake, 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 Pickerel Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 506 contributions totaling $38,665 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $76 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 132 contributions totaling $23,967 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $182 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)