Pleasant Prairie, Minnesota is a small rural town in northeast Minnesota that has a rich political history. The town's political landscape is reflected in its country charm and small-town values. The Pleasant Prairie Town Council serves to provide local governance and consists of five elected members, including the mayor. Local elections are held every two years, with the mayor elected to a four-year term and the councilmembers elected to two-year terms. The Town Council meetings are held regularly to discuss issues affecting the community and plan for future growth. Residents of Pleasant Prairie have plenty of opportunities to get involved in their local politics, from attending town meetings to running for office or volunteering on campaigns. With its friendly atmosphere and strong sense of civic responsibility, Pleasant Prairie provides an ideal platform for engaging in local politics.
The political climate in Pleasant Prairie, MN is very conservative.
Martin County, MN is very conservative. In Martin County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Martin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.9% to 30.0%.
Martin county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Pleasant Prairie, MN is very conservative.
Martin County, Minnesota is very 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.
Pleasant Prairie, Minnesota: R R R R 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 Pleasant Prairie, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 183 contributions totaling $54,861 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 260 contributions totaling $299,363 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)