Little Sauk, MN is a small town in the Midwest with a population of just around 900 people. Despite its small size and population, Little Sauk has a vibrant political environment. The local government is led by an elected board of Aldermen who are responsible for making decisions on matters such as budgeting, public safety, infrastructure projects, and more. Each election season, candidates from different backgrounds and parties come forward to serve the community in various capacities such as mayor or alderman. The current mayor is Joe Johnson who was elected to office in 2019. He is joined by six other aldermen who represent the town’s diverse interests. Elections in Little Sauk generally draw high voter turnout from the tight-knit community, which helps ensure that every voice is heard when deciding important issues.
The political climate in Little Sauk, MN is very conservative.
Todd County, MN is very conservative. In Todd County, MN 24.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 73.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Todd county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 73.6% to 24.8%.
Todd county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Little Sauk, MN is very conservative.
Todd 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.
Little Sauk, 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 Little Sauk, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 931 contributions totaling $29,761 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $32 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 96 contributions totaling $15,190 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $158 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)