Lakeside Township in Aitkin County, Minnesota is a rural community that is governed by a Town Board made up of five elected members. Each member serves a four-year term and the terms are staggered so that elections are held every two years. The town board meets monthly to discuss matters such as developing local ordinances, approving the budget, setting tax rates, and addressing any other business relevant to the town. The Town Board also works closely with state agencies such as the Department of Natural Resources and Department of Transportation to ensure that developments comply with local and state regulations. Additionally, the town board works closely with local businesses and organizations in order to promote economic growth within Lakeside Township. Numerous activities are regularly held in this area for both residents and visitors to enjoy including fishing tournaments, 4th of July celebrations, farmers market days, art shows, music concerts, and more.
The political climate in Lakeside township (Aitkin County), MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, MN is strongly conservative. In Aitkin County, MN 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aitkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.0%.
Aitkin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakeside township (Aitkin County), MN is moderately conservative.
Aitkin County, Minnesota 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.
Lakeside township (Aitkin County), 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 Lakeside township (Aitkin County), MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 297 contributions totaling $10,775 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 127 contributions totaling $10,856 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)