Bigfork, MN is a small town located in Itasca County with a population of 56628. With the 2020 election coming up, there are several local political candidates running for office in Bigfork. The local candidates include Pete Peterson, who is running for state representative; Mary Moore is running for state senator; and John Johnson, who is looking to become the next mayor of Bigfork. All these candidates are campaigning hard to gain the support of the citizens of Bigfork and have been hosting various events throughout the city to engage with their constituents. While there are no major political issues impacting this small town at the moment, all three candidates are focused on improving public safety, infrastructure and job opportunities for its citizens.
The political climate in Zip 56628 (Bigfork, 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
Zip 56628 (Bigfork, MN) is moderately conservative.
Bigfork, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
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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.
Bigfork, 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 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 56628 (Bigfork)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $350 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $1,150 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $383 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)