The politics of the small town of 56115 Balaton, MN is largely driven by its local government. To ensure that all citizens have a voice in their town’s politics, the town's council holds regular elections to select representatives from each district and to decide on important issues facing the community. The current mayor, Pete Rasmussen, was elected in 2014 and has since been re-elected multiple times. He has worked diligently to uphold the values of the townspeople while making improvements to local infrastructure and amenities. Various local initiatives such as job development programs and enhanced public safety measures have been implemented during his tenure. Residents are encouraged to get involved in their local government by attending monthly meetings and voicing their opinions on important topics. This way, they can ensure that Balaton's politics remain fair and just for everyone.
The political climate in Zip 56115 (Balaton, MN) is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lyon County, MN 35.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lyon county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.9% to 35.9%.
Lyon county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56115 (Balaton, MN) is strongly conservative.
Balaton, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Lyon County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Marshall Metro Area is strongly 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.
Balaton, 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 zip 56115 (Balaton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $30 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)