Roy Lake, MN is a small town in the Midwest, known for its vibrant natural beauty and tight-knit community. While it is not a major political hub, the citizens of Roy Lake are passionate about their politics. The local government consists of an elected mayor and four city council members, all of whom serve two-year terms. The town also hosts regular meetings with representatives from state and federal organizations to discuss policy matters that affect the people of Roy Lake. Residents take part in frequent debates on important issues such as taxes, public spending, civil rights, education standards and more. In recent years, these debates have grown increasingly heated as citizens become more vocal and opinionated on how they think the town should be run. At its core though, the people of Roy Lake remain dedicated to creating a safe and prosperous community for everyone who lives there.
The political climate in Roy Lake, MN is very conservative.
Clearwater County, MN is very conservative. In Clearwater County, MN 26.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clearwater county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.6% to 26.8%.
Clearwater county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Roy Lake, MN is very conservative.
Clearwater 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.
Roy Lake, 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 Roy Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $5,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 58 contributions totaling $2,532 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)