Walter, MN is a small town located in the Midwest United States. It is a tight-knit community that takes pride in its local politics. Each election cycle, candidates from both major parties come out to canvass the town and speak on their platforms. The citizens of Walter take their voting seriously, as they understand the importance of making their voices heard and influencing change within their city. Elections are an exciting time for Walterites, as they get to know the candidates personally and make decisions based on who will best serve them and their community’s needs.
The political climate in Walter, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lac qui Parle County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lac qui Parle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.8%.
Lac qui Parle county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Walter, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 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.
Walter, Minnesota: d d d d 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 Walter, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 6 contributions totaling $670 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $112 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)