The small town of Bingham Lake, Minnesota is located in the south-central part of the state and has a population of about 575 people. The politics in the area are dominated by local candidates from Bingham Lake and its surrounding communities, which all strive to represent their individual interests and shared values. These candidates are often endorsed or supported by local organizations such as churches, charities, and civic groups. Many local elections are held to elect representatives such as city council members, school board members, county commissioners, and mayors. These representatives then work together to ensure that the needs and interests of their constituents are taken into account when making decisions on issues that affect the region. Local initiatives such as economic development projects may also be put into effect with approval from these elected officials. The close-knit nature of this rural community means that many local campaigns have been closely focused on building relationships between residents while still working towards progress in the area.
The political climate in Zip 56118 (Bingham Lake, MN) is very conservative.
Cottonwood County, MN is very conservative. In Cottonwood County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cottonwood county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.2% to 30.0%.
Cottonwood county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56118 (Bingham Lake, MN) is very conservative.
Bingham Lake, Minnesota is very conservative.
Cottonwood County, Minnesota is very 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.
Bingham Lake, 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 56118 (Bingham Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3 contributions totaling $75 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)