Lincoln County is located in Minnesota and is well known for its political landscape. While many of the decisions made by local government officials are based on the overall consensus of the county, individuals still have a say in how their government operates. Local citizens can get involved in politics by participating in elections, attending town hall meetings, or simply staying up to date with local news and current events. Lincoln County has several active political organizations that residents can join to help advocate for their beliefs. These groups range from local civic leagues to state-level political action committees. Residents also have the opportunity to contact their representatives at any level of government to voice their opinion on issues or make suggestions about legislation. With all these options available, Lincoln County residents can truly be part of the political process and make sure their voices are heard.
The political climate in Lincoln County, MN is very conservative.
In Lincoln County, MN 30.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lincoln county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.1% to 30.1%.
Lincoln county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lincoln 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.
Lincoln, Minnesota: d r d 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 Lincoln County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 60 contributions totaling $3,095 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $52 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 71 contributions totaling $5,941 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)