Fairbanks, Minnesota is a small town located in the north of the state. It is home to around 1000 people and has a rich history of farming, logging, and small-town living. The local politics of Fairbanks are managed by a mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens. Members of the local community come together to discuss issues that affect their daily lives such as infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development, education, and environmental protection. The Mayor and City Council strive to provide efficient services that benefit residents while ensuring that taxes remain low. Residents also participate in grassroots campaigns to advocate for positive changes in their community. Local organizations host events to bring people together and raise awareness about current political issues affecting Fairbanks and its surrounding areas.
The political climate in Fairbanks, 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
Fairbanks, 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.
Fairbanks, 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 Fairbanks, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 142 contributions totaling $4,380 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)