The politics of Cloquet, Minnesota are largely shaped by the local government initiatives. The city is controlled by a mayor-council form of government and is divided into four wards, each represented by two council members (one from each ward). The mayor is elected at-large and the council members serve four-year terms. The governing body sets policy and passes ordinances for police protection, fire protection, health regulations, land use planning, and public works projects. Various committees provide advice on important issues related to all aspects of city life and make recommendations to the governing body. The council also approves the annual budget for the city. In addition to this local government structure, state and national elections take place in Cloquet as well. Residents can get involved by attending meetings or participating in campaigns of their choice.
The political climate in Cloquet, MN is leaning conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cloquet, MN is leaning conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Cloquet, Minnesota: D D D D d d
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 Cloquet, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 410 contributions totaling $38,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $13,893 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $211 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)