West Heron Lake, MN is a small town in the Midwest with a rich history and culture. The politics in West Heron Lake are quite active and involve both local and state elections. Local elections are held every two years for mayor, city council members, school board members, and other positions. During local elections, citizens come together to decide who will best represent their interests. At the state level, there are elections for US Congress Members, State Representatives, Electors for President of the United States, as well as other offices. All of these elections require citizens to research candidates prior to voting so that they can make an informed decision when it comes time to go to the polls. While population numbers may vary from year to year due to migration or changes in government regulations, West Heron Lake remains a strong community rooted in its political history and involvement.
The political climate in West Heron Lake, MN is very conservative.
Jackson County, MN is very conservative. In Jackson County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jackson county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Jackson county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Heron Lake, MN is very conservative.
Jackson 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.
West Heron 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 West Heron Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $1,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 20 contributions totaling $1,499 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)