The politics in Pleasant Mound, MN are made up of various local initiatives, organizations, and community groups that work together to bring about positive change in the town. Many of these initiatives are supported by elected officials who serve as representatives of the people in Pleasant Mound. The town has a strong commitment to democracy and there are several organizations that strive to encourage civic engagement in the area. Residents take part in government forums and discussions on local issues to make sure their voice is heard in decisions that affect their town. Local political candidates are also an important part of this process as they provide citizens with someone to vote for when elections come around. The people of Pleasant Mound also have a strong sense of pride in their community and actively support their local leaders to ensure everyone’s interests are well represented.
The political climate in Pleasant Mound, 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
Pleasant Mound, 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.
Pleasant Mound, 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 Pleasant Mound, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $1,280 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 43 contributions totaling $13,050 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $303 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)