Baxter, MN is a small community located in the northern part of the state. Politically, Baxter is a predominantly conservative region that generally supports pro-business candidates and ideology. Local elections tend to be competitive, with many candidates from both major parties vying for votes. The city council is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of the city, while county representatives handle more regional issues such as education and transportation planning. There are also several advocacy groups that aim to protect local interests and promote community engagement. All residents are encouraged to participate in local politics by attending meetings, voting in elections, and providing feedback to elected officials.
The political climate in Zip 56425 (Baxter, MN) is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, MN is strongly conservative. In Crow Wing County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Crow Wing county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.9% to 34.2%.
Crow Wing county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56425 (Baxter, MN) is strongly conservative.
Baxter, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Crow Wing County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly 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.
Baxter, 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 56425 (Baxter)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 80 contributions totaling $7,824 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $98 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 119 contributions totaling $14,890 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $125 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)