Tofte, MN is a small town in Cook County, Minnesota. It has a population of approximately 400 people and is known for its scenic lakes and lush forests. The politics in Tofte are mostly centered around local issues such as education, public safety, and economic development. The city council is responsible for making decisions on these matters and works with the local residents to ensure their goals are achieved in a timely manner. There are no current candidates running for office in Tofte, but members of the city council are regularly up for re-election every two years. Residents of Tofte take an active role in their local government by attending meetings and voicing their concerns to the council members. This helps ensure that the needs of the community are being heard and addressed accordingly.
The political climate in Tofte, MN is somewhat liberal.
Cook County, MN is very liberal. In Cook County, MN 65.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.6% to 31.6%.
Cook county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Tofte, MN is somewhat liberal.
Cook County, Minnesota is very 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.
Tofte, Minnesota: r 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 Tofte, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 538 contributions totaling $54,746 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 46 contributions totaling $7,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $162 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)