Lake Stay, MN is a community with a deep history of political engagement and dialogue. The citizens are passionate about their local politics and making sure their voices are heard in the decisions that affect their lives. Local elections are held regularly to select representatives from the community who will effectively advocate for the people of Lake Stay. Political candidates come from all walks of life, but each candidate brings unique knowledge and perspectives which can help shape the future of the city. The residents have an opportunity every election cycle to make sure their city is run with integrity and transparency by choosing those who they believe will best serve their interests and needs.
The political climate in Lake Stay, MN is very conservative.
Lincoln County, MN is very conservative. In Lincoln County, MN 30.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 30.1%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Stay, MN is very conservative.
Lincoln County, Minnesota is very 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 Stay, Minnesota: d r d 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 Stay, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 33 contributions totaling $1,581 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $48 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 33 contributions totaling $3,042 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $92 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)