Corcoran, MN is a small town located in Hennepin County and is renowned for its strong sense of community. The local politics of Corcoran are influenced by the values of the people who live there. Every two years, the town votes to elect city council members who will shape the local government for the next term. These elected officials are responsible for making decisions on city policies and initiatives that affect Corcoran residents. They strive to represent their constituents’ interests and values while promoting positive changes in Corcoran’s civic infrastructure. Additionally, these elected officials often work closely with state representatives to ensure Corcoran’s needs are heard at higher levels of government. As such, politics in Corcoran are an important part of how the community runs and grows each year.
The political climate in Corcoran, MN is somewhat liberal.
Hennepin County, MN is very liberal. In Hennepin County, MN 70.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hennepin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.5% to 27.2%.
Hennepin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Corcoran, MN is somewhat liberal.
Hennepin County, Minnesota is very liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Corcoran, 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 Corcoran, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,789 contributions totaling $183,709 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $103 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 820 contributions totaling $492,742 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $601 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)