Mizpah, MN is a small town located in the Midwest of the United States. It has a population of around 1,200 and is mostly made up of middle-class families. The local political scene in Mizpah is mostly driven by the concerns and interests of these families. The main issues addressed by local politicians are education, healthcare, and economic development. Local politicians are focused on providing quality services to their constituents while keeping taxes low. This ensures that the town remains competitive with other nearby towns and cities. Overall, the local political scene in Mizpah is focused on meeting the needs of its residents in an efficient and cost effective manner.
The political climate in Mizpah, MN is moderately conservative.
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
Mizpah, MN is moderately conservative.
Koochiching 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.
Mizpah, 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 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 Mizpah, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $1,005 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $84 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)