Bigfork, MN is a small town in northern Minnesota with a population of approximately 1,500 people. It is a tight-knit community where many residents take part in local politics and have interest in the future of their town. Bigfork has its own city council that meets once a month to discuss and decide on key issues such as budgeting, zoning regulations, public safety, and infrastructure projects. During election season, local politicians campaign around Bigfork to ensure the community's voice is heard and considered by city council members. These local elections are important for the current and future direction of the town as they can determine how resources are allocated among Bigfork's citizens.
The political climate in Bigfork, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Bigfork, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
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.
Bigfork, Minnesota: d 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 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 Bigfork, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)