Carlton, MN is a small town located in the northeastern part of the state. As with many small towns, it is largely rural and home to a tight-knit community. The people of Carlton are engaged in local politics, placing great emphasis on creating an environment that is both safe and welcoming for all residents. Elections for local offices are held annually and are hotly contested as the citizens strive to ensure their voices are heard. Issues such as education, economic growth, infrastructure improvements, and public safety are all important topics that often receive attention during election cycles. Through these elections, the citizens of Carlton work together to ensure that they have leaders who will represent them effectively and help make their community an even better place to live.
The political climate in Carlton, 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
Carlton, 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.
Carlton, 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 Carlton, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 518 contributions totaling $42,029 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $81 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 118 contributions totaling $24,388 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $207 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)