Lake Edward, MN is a small town located in the heart of rural Minnesota. It is known for its tranquil, lakeside atmosphere and welcoming community. Despite its small population, Lake Edward's citizens have a strong sense of local politics and civic engagement. This is evidenced by frequent town hall meetings, debates among candidates running for office, and active participation from the townsfolk to learn more about their political leaders and how they can make an impact on the future of their community. Many of Lake Edward residents volunteer at the polling station during elections or attend rallies to support their favorite candidate. The local government works hard to ensure that the voices of all citizens are heard in regards to important decisions that will affect their lives. As a result, Lake Edward has a vibrant political culture with many opportunities for residents to become involved and make their voices heard.
The political climate in Lake Edward, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Edward, MN is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd 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.
Lake Edward, 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 Lake Edward, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,370 contributions totaling $108,362 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 788 contributions totaling $355,427 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $451 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)