Hamlin, MN is a small city located in the Midwest region of the United States. It has a close-knit community and many active citizens who take an interest in local politics. The city relies on municipal government to provide essential services and respond to resident needs. City Council meetings are held regularly, providing a platform for elected officials to debate and make decisions that affect all citizens of Hamlin. Local elections are also held every two years, allowing residents to choose their representatives and help shape the future of their city. Through these elections, people can have their voices heard and help determine who will lead their hometown.
The political climate in Hamlin, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, MN is strongly conservative. In Lac qui Parle County, MN 35.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lac qui Parle county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.6% to 35.8%.
Lac qui Parle county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Hamlin, MN is strongly conservative.
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota 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.
Hamlin, 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 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 Hamlin, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 78 contributions totaling $3,439 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 41 contributions totaling $4,840 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $118 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)