Sunfish Lake, Minnesota is a small city located in the northeast corner of the state. It has a population of approximately 8,000 people and prides itself on its tight-knit community. Sunfish Lake has its own local government, which includes a mayor, several council members, and various other officials who work to ensure that the town runs smoothly. The local political scene is fairly low-key in Sunfish Lake, with the main focus being on maintaining the community’s sense of security and stability. Local elections are often uncontested, with the same candidates running each year. However, there are still plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved and have their voices heard when it comes to local politics. Residents can attend meetings or submit their opinions through online surveys to ensure their views are taken into consideration when decisions are made.
The political climate in Sunfish Lake, MN is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Dakota County, MN 55.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Dakota county remained strongly Democratic, 55.7% to 41.8%.
Dakota county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sunfish Lake, MN is leaning liberal.
Dakota County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Sunfish Lake, Minnesota: r r 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 Sunfish Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,341 contributions totaling $412,112 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 852 contributions totaling $335,503 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $394 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)