Willow Lake, MN is a small town located in the North Western region of Minnesota. Although it may be a small town, its citizens are passionate about politics and make their voices heard. The town has a wide range of political views and opinions, with many discussions taking place within the community about local and national issues. Local candidates running for office often come to the town to meet with voters and discuss their platforms. Willow Lake residents have taken an active role in the electoral process in recent years, showing up at polling places on election days to cast their ballots and make sure their voice is heard. Politics in Willow Lake, MN is an important part of the community and something that will continue to be discussed and debated for many years to come.
The political climate in Willow Lake, MN is very conservative.
Redwood County, MN is very conservative. In Redwood County, MN 28.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 69.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Redwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 69.7% to 28.4%.
Redwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Willow Lake, MN is very conservative.
Redwood 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.
Willow 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 Willow Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 30 contributions totaling $1,164 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 49 contributions totaling $7,811 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)