Duluth, Minnesota is located in St. Louis County and is considered a hub of politics in the state. It has a vibrant political scene with active participation from local citizens. The city's mayor is Emily Larson, who was elected in 2015 and ran for reelection in 2019. She is the first female and openly LGBTQ mayor of the city. The City Council consists of seven members who are elected to serve four-year terms. One of the current issues that the council is addressing is how to create more affordable housing throughout the city. There are a variety of other important topics being discussed by local politicians including infrastructure improvements and economic development strategies. Duluth also has a strong participation in state politics, with many residents actively engaging in campaigns and debates about statewide issues such as healthcare reform and education funding.
The political climate in Duluth, MN is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Duluth, MN is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Duluth, 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 Duluth, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6,676 contributions totaling $490,917 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,273 contributions totaling $489,837 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $385 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)