La Garde, Minnesota is a small town with a population of just over 1,000 people. It is nestled in the heart of rural Minnesota and is home to many hardworking and friendly citizens. The town has two main political parties, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party and the Republican Party. Local politics in La Garde tend to focus on topics like public safety, economic development, and environmental protection. There are several local politicians who have served the town for decades, working to ensure that La Garde remains a safe and prosperous place for its citizens. Over the years these politicians have worked together to pass laws that protect their constituents from criminal activity as well as promote job growth within the area. The current mayor of La Garde has been serving since 1997 and is running for reelection this year. Overall, La Garde’s local politics strive to create a better future for its citizens while respecting their individual rights and freedoms.
The political climate in La Garde, MN is leaning conservative.
Mahnomen County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mahnomen County, MN 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahnomen county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.3%.
Mahnomen county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
La Garde, MN is leaning conservative.
Mahnomen County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
La Garde, Minnesota: r d 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 La Garde, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 37 contributions totaling $10,143 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $274 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 87 contributions totaling $3,798 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)