Elysian, MN is a small, rural town with a population of just over 4,000 people. The politics in Elysian are governed by the local City Council which is comprised of seven members. These members are elected for two year terms and oversee the legislative powers within the city. Every two years, elections take place to elect new members to the council. Each election typically involves two or three candidates that will compete for the available seats on the council. The main issues during these elections tend to revolve around zoning laws and other issues related to the development and growth of the town. Additionally, local citizens also hold strong opinions about taxation levels and possible budget cuts that can affect how money is spent in Elysian. Generally speaking, the people of Elysian are very engaged in local politics and make sure their voices are heard when it comes time to electing members of their City Council.
The political climate in Elysian, MN is strongly conservative.
Le Sueur County, MN is strongly conservative. In Le Sueur County, MN 33.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Le Sueur county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.7%.
Le Sueur county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Elysian, MN is strongly conservative.
Le Sueur County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
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.
Elysian, 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 Elysian, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $62 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $6 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,282 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $128 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)