Holyoke, MN has a small-town feel with its population of approximately 1,000 citizens. The political atmosphere is friendly and passionate in Holyoke. With its low population, there is only one current city council member representing the interests of the community. This person serves to protect and represent the best interests of the citizens of Holyoke. The city also works closely with other local townships and counties in order to promote cooperation and ensure that all parties are able to work together effectively. There are no specific names of local political candidates but members of the community can always join together to support causes they believe in while helping to shape our town’s future by becoming engaged in their local politics.
The political climate in Holyoke, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Holyoke, MN is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Holyoke, 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 Holyoke, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 91 contributions totaling $8,504 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 21 contributions totaling $765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)