The small town of Lake Pleasant, MN is part of the larger Ramsey County and is represented in politics at both the county and state level. The city has a strong local presence that works to ensure its citizens’ voices are heard on important issues. Residents have the opportunity to engage in politics through voting for local representatives who serve on the county board, state legislature, and other boards and commissions. Elections for all levels of government in Lake Pleasant, MN occur on a regular basis throughout the year. Local politicians work hard to address critical issues such as affordable housing, economic development, public safety, and environmental protection. On a larger scale, residents can get involved in national issues as well by staying informed about current events and engaging with their representatives on topics that matter most to them.
The political climate in Lake Pleasant, MN is strongly conservative.
Red Lake County, MN is very conservative. In Red Lake County, MN 31.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 66.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Red Lake county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 66.2% to 31.5%.
Red Lake county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Lake Pleasant, MN is strongly conservative.
Red Lake County, Minnesota is very 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.
Lake Pleasant, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Pleasant, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 104 contributions totaling $22,480 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $216 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $6,261 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $626 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)