Preston Lake, MN is a small town with a population of approximately 2,000 people. It has a rich history and every election provides an opportunity for political candidates to make their voices heard. Local elections typically feature local issues that are important to the residents of Preston Lake, such as taxes, education, infrastructure projects, and healthcare. The candidates who run for office in Preston Lake represent a broad spectrum of political beliefs and come from all walks of life. They are passionate about representing the interests of their constituents and work hard to ensure that the voice of Preston Lake is heard at the state level. These local candidates are devoted to serving the citizens of Preston Lake and strive to make it an even better place to live.
The political climate in Preston Lake, MN is very conservative.
Renville County, MN is very conservative. In Renville County, MN 30.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Renville county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.3% to 30.7%.
Renville county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Preston Lake, MN is very conservative.
Renville 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.
Preston Lake, 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 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 Preston Lake, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $610 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $1,787 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)