Ponto Lake, MN is a small town situated in the Midwestern United States. It has a rich history, with many of the current residents having lived there for generations. The politics in Ponto Lake are largely guided by the local values and ideals of the community. Every election cycle, citizens come together to cast their votes for the candidates who will best help lead and represent their interests on the local level. There is a sense of pride and ownership within Ponto Lake as well as an eagerness to have their voices heard and needs met through their elected officials. Residents are passionate about staying involved in local politics and making sure that their representatives understand the issues that are important to them and how they can work together to serve the community's needs.
The political climate in Ponto Lake, MN is moderately conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Ponto Lake, MN is moderately conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly 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.
Ponto Lake, 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 Ponto Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 174 contributions totaling $63,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $362 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 116 contributions totaling $36,740 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $317 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)