Lastrup, Minnesota is a small town located in Morrison county. It has a rich history of politics and civic engagement, with many residents actively involved in local government decisions. The town is home to several community boards and committees as well as the Lastrup City Council. The city council is composed of six members who are elected by the citizens of Lastrup every four years. These representatives make important decisions such as approving budgets, setting tax rates, and creating zoning laws for the town. Residents have the opportunity to attend city council meetings or get involved in various projects and initiatives that impact their quality of life. Lastrup also holds elections for state representatives that represent their district at the Minnesota legislature. While these elections are typically non-partisan, many candidates do have political backgrounds or affiliations which can help inform their positions on important issues facing the area.
The political climate in Lastrup, 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
Lastrup, 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.
Lastrup, 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 Lastrup, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $2,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $289 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)