Lessor, MN is a small rural town in the Midwest that has a population of around 3,000 people. It is governed by the local city council, which consists of five members who represent different parts of the town. Elections occur every two years for these positions, with candidates being nominated by citizens of Lessor. The political landscape of Lessor is often driven by issues such as infrastructure development, taxes and economic growth, and education reform. The city council works to promote responsible use of funds while providing necessary services to citizens and businesses alike. Debate always takes place among the candidates running for office as well as the community at large in order to ensure that all parties are heard and considered before decisions are made. As a result, Lessor has seen positive outcomes over the past few years in terms of both commercial growth and quality of life.
The political climate in Lessor, MN is moderately conservative.
Polk County, MN is strongly conservative. In Polk County, MN 34.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Polk county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.3% to 34.9%.
Polk county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lessor, MN is moderately conservative.
Polk County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Grand Forks Metro Area is moderately 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.
Lessor, 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 Lessor, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 77 contributions totaling $12,585 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $163 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $3,116 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $183 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)