The Albert Lea, MN Metro Area is home to a diverse and engaged population of political activists. Local politicians work hard to represent their constituents in state, county, and municipal government. From the local school board to the city council, the people of Albert Lea have a say in how their community is governed. With strong representation from both sides of the aisle, there are plenty of opportunities for residents to get involved in local politics. From campaigns and protests to town meetings and debates, there are many ways for citizens to make their voices heard in the Albert Lea Metro Area.
The political climate in Albert Lea Metro Area is somewhat conservative.
In Albert Lea Metro Area 41.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, the Albert Lea metro area remained very strongly Republican, 57.0% to 41.0%.
The Albert Lea metro area voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previ.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Albert Lea Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Albert Lea, 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 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 four elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Albert Lea Metro Area
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 566 contributions totaling $40,408 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 158 contributions totaling $30,435 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $193 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)