West Lakeland, MN is a small city located in the Midwest region of the United States. While West Lakeland may be small, it is still an important political center in its local area. The city is home to many different political organizations, all of which are dedicated to improving the quality of life in West Lakeland and the surrounding communities. City officials work closely with state and federal representatives to ensure that West Lakeland's interests are represented at all levels of government. Additionally, local non-profit organizations often partner with governmental bodies to develop strategies for addressing issues such as poverty and access to healthcare for local citizens. Through these types of initiatives, West Lakeland has been able to maintain its rich history and unique culture while providing access and opportunity for its community members.
The political climate in West Lakeland, MN is leaning conservative.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
West Lakeland, MN is leaning conservative.
Washington 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.
West Lakeland, 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 West Lakeland, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,555 contributions totaling $712,421 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $156 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 949 contributions totaling $824,635 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $869 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)