Esko, Minnesota is a small town in Carlton County with a population of about 1,600 people. It has a vibrant community and is home to many people of different backgrounds and perspectives. The local political scene in Esko consists primarily of the two major parties, Republican and Democrat. The Republicans have traditionally held more seats on the City Council but recently there has been increased competition from the Democratic Party. There are also non-partisan groups that focus on issues like environmental protection, housing development, and public health that are active in the city government. Overall, Esko is a politically engaged community with citizens who care deeply about their town and its future.
The political climate in Esko, MN is somewhat 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
Esko, MN is somewhat 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.
Esko, 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 Esko, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $1,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $4,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)