Oakdale, MN is a small town located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It is home to approximately 28,000 residents and has a rich history dating back to its founding in 1861. In modern times, Oakdale's politics are led by three city council members and a mayor who serve the community’s best interests. As a small town, Oakdale has mostly local politics that affect its citizens. For example, the city council makes decisions about local zoning laws, infrastructure development, and public safety initiatives. The mayor oversees all of these tasks as well as representing Oakdale at various regional and state-level meetings. Furthermore, Oakdale has had success in recent years in increasing voter participation and raising awareness for local issues through elections for school board positions and legislative bodies such as the state senate and house of representatives.
The political climate in Oakdale, MN is leaning liberal.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Oakdale, MN is leaning liberal.
Washington County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Oakdale, Minnesota: r r 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 Oakdale, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 971 contributions totaling $60,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $62 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 265 contributions totaling $64,488 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $243 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)