Custer, MN is a small town within the state of Minnesota. It has a population of approximately 250 people and is home to many local businesses and organizations. Politically, Custer has its own mayor and city council that oversees the day-to-day operations in town. The mayor is elected by the citizens every four years and is responsible for all municipal services such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, economic development, and community engagement. The city council consists of seven members elected from various wards throughout the town. In addition to providing guidance and direction for the town, Custer's city council serves as a liaison between local residents and their representatives in government. Every year they host meetings with state legislators to discuss issues important to people living in Custer such as education funding, business incentives, transportation needs, environmental sustainability initiatives, and more. Through these meetings both sides can work together to create solutions that will benefit the entire community.
The political climate in Custer, MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lyon County, MN 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.9%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Custer, MN is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Marshall 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.
Custer, 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 Custer, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 23 contributions totaling $730 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)