Royal, MN is a small town in Minnesota with a population of about 300 people. The politics of this rural area are represented by the local government, which is comprised of a mayor and four city council members who are elected every two years. The local political candidates who run for office are typically well-known to the community, having lived in Royal their entire lives. They often focus on issues that directly affect the residents such as taxes, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. All candidates must be registered voters within the town in order to qualify for election. Over the years, Royal's political environment has gradually become more progressive as new generations have taken an active role in advocating for their rights and making their voices heard in local matters.
The political climate in Royal, MN is strongly conservative.
Lincoln County, MN is very conservative. In Lincoln County, MN 30.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 30.1%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Royal, MN is strongly conservative.
Lincoln 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.
Royal, Minnesota: d r d 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 Royal, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 32 contributions totaling $1,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $42 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,716 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $265 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)