Lake of the Woods County, located in northern Minnesota, is an area with a strong political presence. The local government follows a representative democracy model, with elected officials serving as representatives for their constituents. Elected officials are responsible for setting and implementing laws and policies that reflect the values of the local population. At the top of Lake of the Woods County's political hierarchy is the Board of Commissioners, which consists of five members who serve four-year terms. This board has authority over all county departments and is responsible for overseeing the budgeting and spending process. Additionally, there are many other positions within the county government that serve to improve services for citizens such as public safety officers, health care providers, educators, and more. In addition to these county-level positions, there are also state representatives from each district in Lake of the Woods County who work together to represent their individual districts at the state level. All elected officials in this county work to ensure that all citizens can enjoy a safe and prosperous community.
The political climate in Lake of the Woods County, MN is very conservative.
In Lake of the Woods County, MN 27.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 70.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake of the Woods county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 70.8% to 27.9%.
Lake of the Woods county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake of the Woods County, MN is very conservative.
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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.
Lake of the Woods, 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Lake of the Woods County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $791 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $5,650 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $157 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)