Crane Lake is a small city located in northern Minnesota. The city is comprised of a tight-knit community, and it relies heavily on local politics to ensure the needs of all citizens are met. Local politicians work hard to make sure the town remains vibrant and prosperous through fiscal responsibility and legislative action. Issues such as transportation infrastructure, economic growth, social services, education, and healthcare are always at the forefront of local political debates. In Crane Lake, there is no shortage of passionate candidates vying for political office who bring unique perspectives to the table when it comes to tackling these issues. Local citizens are encouraged to be involved in the political process by attending city council meetings or staying informed about upcoming elections and voting for their preferred candidate.
The political climate in Crane Lake, MN is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Crane Lake, MN is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth 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.
Crane Lake, Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Crane Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $7,008 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 8 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $144 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)