Cambridge, MN is a city located in Isanti County and has a population of 8,836 according to the 2019 census. This small city in Minnesota is governed by an elected Mayor and City Council which represents the citizens of Cambridge. The City Council consists of four members who are elected to four-year terms. Their primary purpose is to be advocates for the citizens and ensure that their needs are met. They also act as stewards of local government resources such as taxes and funds allocated to public works projects and other initiatives that benefit the community. The Mayor is responsible for representing the overall interests of Cambridge's residents while serving as an executive leader for day-to-day operations. In addition to governing the city, the Mayor serves on various committees and boards which coordinate with state agencies to address issues such as economic development, public safety, infrastructure improvement, housing, transportation, and more. The politics in Cambridge are focused on making sure both its citizens and its environment are taken care of while striving for progress through smart decisions by its elected officials.
The political climate in Cambridge, MN is strongly conservative.
Isanti County, MN is very conservative. In Isanti County, MN 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isanti county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.5%.
Isanti county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Cambridge, MN is strongly conservative.
Isanti County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 261 contributions totaling $12,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 117 contributions totaling $20,921 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)