The politics in Toad Lake, MN are vibrant and engaging. The town is represented by a Mayor and City Council members elected by the citizens of Toad Lake. Elections are held every two years to determine who will serve as the Mayor and who will fill the nine spots on the City Council. The current Mayor of Toad Lake has been in office since 2014 and is highly respected in the community for their commitment to progress and community engagement initiatives. During their time as mayor, they have worked hard to ensure that all voices in the community are heard when it comes to local decisions. Furthermore, various forums and public meetings have been held with city staff, elected officials, citizens, neighborhood associations, business owners, and other stakeholders to discuss topics such as infrastructure improvements, economic development, environmental protection, public safety, tourism promotion, park development, arts programming and more. The conversations that take place during these gatherings are essential for keeping Toad Lake’s government open and transparent while also helping to create an atmosphere of collaboration amongst residents.
The political climate in Toad Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, MN is strongly conservative. In Becker County, MN 34.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Becker county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 34.0%.
Becker county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Toad Lake, MN is strongly conservative.
Becker County, Minnesota 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.
Toad 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 Toad Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 438 contributions totaling $62,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $143 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 145 contributions totaling $15,575 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)