Politics in 55321 Cokato, MN are largely focused on the city's needs and development. The local government is comprised of a mayor, four council members, and numerous other appointed positions that work to ensure the smooth running of Cokato. Each elected official works with their constituents to create legislation that reflects the best interests of the community as a whole. This includes ensuring that public services are up-to-date, maintaining local infrastructure and parks, and providing support for social programs that benefit residents. Additionally, they strive to keep taxes low while still allowing for necessary investment in the city's future growth. With an active electorate and engaged political representatives, 55321 Cokato, MN is constantly working toward a brighter future.
The political climate in Zip 55321 (Cokato, MN) is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55321 (Cokato, MN) is strongly conservative.
Cokato, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
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.
Cokato, Minnesota: R R R R 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 for the Democrat and I for the Independent. 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 zip 55321 (Cokato)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $1,891 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 40 contributions totaling $2,586 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $65 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)