The small town of La Salle, MN (56056) is home to a population of just over 600 people. It is a rural community that values its close-knit nature and the friendly atmosphere it creates. Despite its small size, politics still play an important role in the lives of the residents here. The town holds local elections every two years in which residents can elect their representatives for several different positions. These officials are responsible for making decisions related to taxes, public services, and other issues that affect the everyday lives of La Salle citizens. Additionally, there are several other political organizations in the area that provide valuable resources to help inform voters on current political issues and encourage civic engagement within the community.
The political climate in Zip 56056 (La Salle, MN) is moderately conservative.
Watonwan County, MN is moderately conservative. In Watonwan County, MN 38.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Watonwan county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.2%.
Watonwan county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56056 (La Salle, MN) is moderately conservative.
La Salle, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Watonwan County, Minnesota is moderately 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.
La Salle, Minnesota: r 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 zip 56056 (La Salle)
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 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)