Sago, MN is a small town in the Midwest with a unique political landscape. The local government has a great deal of autonomy and its residents often take an active role in the political process. Despite its small population, Sago has many opportunities for people to get involved in politics, from attending town hall meetings to helping on campaigns for local politicians. Residents of Sago are passionate about making sure their voices are heard and that they have a say in how the town is run. Community engagement is important to ensure that everyone's concerns are taken into account when decisions about policies and initiatives are being made. Political candidates running for office have the opportunity to make an impact by connecting with constituents and engaging them in dialogue. As residents of Sago continue to demand transparency from their elected leaders, this small Midwestern town will remain an example of grassroots democracy in action.
The political climate in Sago, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Sago, MN is moderately conservative.
Itasca 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.
Sago, Minnesota: d 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 Sago, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 935 contributions totaling $31,837 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $34 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 134 contributions totaling $13,533 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)