St. Leo, MN is a small town with a population of around 5,000 residents and a rich history of politics. Over the years, St. Leo has seen its share of candidates running for public office at the local level. From Mayors to City Council Members to County Commissioners and beyond, citizens have had the opportunity to choose from a selection of candidates representing different political views and agendas. Recently, St. Leo has seen an influx in new people coming into town who are passionate about local politics and bringing change to their community. The current slate of local political candidates includes individuals from both sides of the aisle, with representation from each major party as well as Independent candidates. Each candidate brings something unique and valuable to the table in terms of ideas and perspectives on how best to represent their constituents’ interests while also working together for the betterment of the community. No matter who you decide to vote for in this upcoming election season, one thing is certain – St. Leo has some very qualified leaders ready to take on the challenges that come with being in office!
The political climate in St. Leo, MN is very conservative.
Yellow Medicine County, MN is very conservative. In Yellow Medicine County, MN 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellow Medicine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.5%.
Yellow Medicine county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
St. Leo, MN is very conservative.
Yellow Medicine 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.
St. Leo, Minnesota: r r d 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 St. Leo, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1 contributions totaling $5 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $5 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $705 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)