Medicine Lake, MN is a small suburban town located just west of Minneapolis. The town has a rich history and is known for its beautiful scenery and outdoor activities. While there are no local political candidates running in Medicine Lake, MN, the town is still heavily involved in politics through its active participation in local elections. Residents of Medicine Lake take pride in staying informed on current events and exercising their right to vote. The issues that are most important to the citizens in the area are education, public safety, and healthcare. Citizens here believe strongly that these three areas are essential to creating a strong and vibrant community. They understand that having access to quality education opportunities and affordable healthcare allows families to remain healthy and safe while also providing them with the resources they need to pursue better opportunities. Furthermore, Medicine Lake residents actively engage with their legislators at all levels of government to ensure their voices are heard on policy decisions that can have a direct effect on their lives.
The political climate in Medicine Lake, MN is moderately liberal.
Hennepin County, MN is very liberal. In Hennepin County, MN 70.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hennepin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.5% to 27.2%.
Hennepin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Medicine Lake, MN is moderately liberal.
Hennepin County, Minnesota is very liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately liberal.
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.
Medicine Lake, Minnesota: D D D D D D
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 Medicine Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 798 contributions totaling $222,846 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $279 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 302 contributions totaling $302,582 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,002 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)