Yucatan, MN is a small town located in the Midwest, known for its beautiful lakes and parks. Although it is a small town, there are still many political candidates who take part in local elections. The mayor of Yucatan is currently Joe Johnson, who was elected to the office in 2019 and has successfully guided the town through several issues since then. Joe Johnson has been joined by numerous other local politicians who have sought to implement positive change within the community. These include City Council members such as Jack Smith and Susan Jones, both of whom have been instrumental in pushing for more economic development in Yucatan. Furthermore, state representatives such as Alex Lopez-Dowdy and Alicia Gordy have been instrumental in representing Yucatan on a larger scale at the state level. Overall, it is clear that politics plays an important role in Yucatan's future - from creating better public facilities to creating job opportunities for citizens.
The political climate in Yucatan, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Houston County, MN 42.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 55.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Houston county remained strongly Republican, 55.4% to 42.4%.
Houston county voted Republican in four of the six previous Presidential elections (2008 and 2012 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Yucatan, MN is moderately conservative.
Houston County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
La Crosse-Onalaska Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Yucatan, Minnesota: r r D d 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 Yucatan, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 36 contributions totaling $2,959 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 37 contributions totaling $3,350 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $91 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)