Cook, MN is located in the northeastern part of the state and is known for its small-town charm. Despite its rural location and small population size, Cook has a vibrant political climate. The local government focuses on providing services that meet the needs of all citizens while promoting economic development. The city council works with state government to address issues that affect residents, such as infrastructure projects and property taxes. Local elections are held every two years and involve many candidates running for positions on the city council, county board, and state legislature. Residents are encouraged to get involved in their local elections by attending candidate forums, researching candidates’ platforms and positions, and voting on Election Day. Overall, Cook is a great place to live with a thriving political system that helps make it a great place to call home.
The political climate in Cook, MN is leaning conservative.
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
Cook, MN is leaning conservative.
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.
Cook, 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 Cook, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 247 contributions totaling $11,338 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,091 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $109 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)