Koochiching County is located in the northern part of Minnesota and covers an area of 2,367 square miles. The county is home to a diverse population, with a mix of Native American, European-American, Latino and African-American residents. Politically, Koochiching County leans slightly Democratic but is considered to be a swing district. The current county commissioners are all Democrats who have been elected by the residents of Koochiching County. Local politicians work hard to maintain good relationships with their constituents and to ensure that their decisions reflect the needs of those they serve. There are various county offices that are filled by both Democrats and Republicans and all candidates bring their own unique perspectives on how to best serve the people of Koochiching County.
The political climate in Koochiching County, MN is moderately conservative.
In Koochiching County, MN 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Koochiching county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.4%.
Koochiching county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Koochiching County, MN is moderately conservative.
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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.
Koochiching, Minnesota: r 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 Koochiching County, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 356 contributions totaling $22,029 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 75 contributions totaling $8,780 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)