Lakin, MN is a small town in the Midwestern United States with a population of approximately 2,000 people. The local politics of this tight-knit community are largely focused on improving the quality of life for its residents, and it is led by a Mayor and City Council comprised of dedicated citizens. Together they strive to maintain efficient infrastructure while also promoting development and expanding services such as public transportation. They also advocate for environmental protection initiatives in order to keep Lakin’s natural beauty intact. In addition, the local political candidates have focused on keeping taxes low while still providing necessary resources to businesses and individuals. With careful planning, Lakin has managed to remain an enjoyable place to live despite its size.
The political climate in Lakin, MN is very conservative.
Morrison County, MN is very conservative. In Morrison County, MN 22.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 75.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Morrison county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 75.8% to 22.3%.
Morrison county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lakin, MN is very conservative.
Morrison 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.
Lakin, 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 Lakin, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 296 contributions totaling $15,170 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $51 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)