Northome, MN is a small town located in northern Minnesota with a population of just over 500 people. It is a rural community with an engaged and involved population. The local politics in Northome are driven by the needs and wants of its citizens. There is no single political party representing the interests of all residents, but there is a great deal of collaboration among the various stakeholders to ensure that the best outcomes for the town are achieved. Local representatives from both major parties meet regularly to discuss issues facing Northome and work together to find solutions. In addition, local citizens are encouraged to participate in public forums and meetings so their voice can be heard on important political topics. All in all, the politics in Northome have been successful at creating strong relationships between citizens and their elected officials.
The political climate in Northome, MN is moderately conservative.
Koochiching County, MN is moderately conservative. In Koochiching County, MN 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Koochiching county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.4%.
Koochiching county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Northome, MN is moderately conservative.
Koochiching 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.
Northome, Minnesota: r 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 Northome, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 16 contributions totaling $1,991 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $124 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)