Cohasset, MN is a small town located in Itasca County. It is home to a diverse population of people from different backgrounds and cultures. The town is governed by a mayor-council system, where the mayor is elected to a four-year term through a general election. The council consists of five members who are also elected for four-year terms. In addition, the city government has several departments, including police, fire and recreation. Despite its small size, Cohasset takes its politics seriously and encourages citizens to get involved in local decisions. Elections are held regularly and public forums are held throughout the year to discuss important topics such as taxes, zoning laws and budgeting. Residents are encouraged to get involved by attending meetings, voting on ballot initiatives and participating in citizen advisory committees. With a strong political infrastructure in place, Cohasset continues to be an engaged community where citizens can make their voices heard.
The political climate in Cohasset, 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
Cohasset, 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.
Cohasset, 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 Cohasset, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 984 contributions totaling $33,385 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 162 contributions totaling $17,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $106 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)