Douglas, MN is a small town located in the southeastern corner of the state. It is governed by a mayor and four council members, who are elected every two years. The citizens of Douglas have the opportunity to participate in local politics by voting for their desired candidates in mayoral elections. Additionally, the council members are accountable to the citizens, taking into account their input on important local issues such as taxes and zoning laws. The community has a strong sense of civic engagement which is evident through regular town hall meetings hosted by local government officials and other organizations. Residents take pride in being informed about local political matters and actively voice their opinions on policy decisions that affect them directly or indirectly. In sum, Douglas is an active community when it comes to political involvement; its engaged citizens strive to create an environment that benefits all residents equally.
The political climate in Douglas, MN is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Douglas, MN is leaning conservative.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Douglas, Minnesota: r r 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 Douglas, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 842 contributions totaling $93,089 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 327 contributions totaling $62,067 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $190 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)