Lake Wilson, MN is a small town of approximately 1,000 people located in the central part of the state. It is a rural community that prides itself on its strong sense of community and staunchly conservative values. Politically, the town leans heavily Republican, with nearly all local political candidates belonging to the GOP. Despite this conservative leaning, Lake Wilson residents are fiercely independent and often make decisions based on what works for them instead of blindly following party lines. This attitude has resulted in a number of local initiatives and legislation that have improved not only life in Lake Wilson but also its citizens’ quality of life as well. The town’s political landscape is diverse and dynamic, with passionate debate occurring over many issues. Local elections are always hotly contested with passionate debates taking place at town hall meetings and in other public forums throughout the year.
The political climate in Lake Wilson, MN is very conservative.
Murray County, MN is very conservative. In Murray County, MN 29.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Murray county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.7% to 29.6%.
Murray county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Wilson, MN is very conservative.
Murray 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 Wilson, Minnesota: r 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 Wilson, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 20 contributions totaling $1,403 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $860 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)