Lone Pine, MN is a small town with a population of just over 4,000 people. It is located in the central area of the state and has a strong community spirit. As such, the politics in Lone Pine are focused on creating an environment where everyone feels welcomed and accepted regardless of political affiliations. The local government officials are open to hearing from all residents and working together to come up with solutions that best serve the town and its citizens. Elections for local offices usually have several candidates running, but since it is a smaller town, there generally isn't much competition between different political parties or ideologies. Instead, most candidates focus on how they will be able to serve the citizens of Lone Pine while also respecting their individual beliefs. Ultimately, the goal is to make sure that everyone in Lone Pine has their voice heard and their concerns addressed in a way that keeps the community safe and happy.
The political climate in Lone Pine, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lone Pine, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota 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.
Lone Pine, Minnesota: d D D d 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 Lone Pine, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 56 contributions totaling $4,750 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $85 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4 contributions totaling $300 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)