Summit Lake, Minnesota is a small town located in the northwestern corner of the state. The town has a strong sense of community and its residents are proud to call it home. Despite its small size, Summit Lake is an important part of the local political landscape. Local politics in Summit Lake are largely focused on issues related to education, infrastructure development, and public safety. Residents are represented by two school board members, three county commissioners, and five city council members that make up the local government. Each of these representatives work to ensure that the town's policies reflect the values and needs of its citizens. Additionally, many organizations in Summit Lake work to advocate for local issues such as environmental protection, economic development, and affordable housing initiatives. Ultimately, through a combination of elected officials and grassroots efforts from citizens within the community, Summit Lake’s political environment provides a platform for residents to have their voices heard.
The political climate in Summit Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, MN is strongly conservative. In Nobles County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Nobles county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.3% to 33.7%.
Nobles county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Summit Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Nobles County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Worthington Metro Area is strongly 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.
Summit 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 Summit Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $600 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $300 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $60 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)