New Prague, Minnesota is a small city located in Scott County just southeast of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. It has a rich history, with many residents and visitors tracing their roots back to its Czech settlers. Politically, New Prague leans conservative, with Republican candidates often garnering the majority of votes in local elections. The community is served by a mayor and four city council members elected at large for two year terms. All members are dedicated to promoting the growth and prosperity of New Prague through responsible governance and attention to the needs of its citizens. Additionally, a number of civic organizations are actively involved in advocating for the betterment of the city and its inhabitants. New Prague's government works hard to serve as an example of well-run local government that emphasizes fiscal responsibility and accountability while remaining responsive to its constituents.
The political climate in New Prague, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MN is leaning conservative. In Scott County, MN 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
New Prague, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
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.
New Prague, 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 New Prague, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 190 contributions totaling $7,034 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $19,068 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $164 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)