56216 Blomkest, MN is an unincorporated town located in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota. It has a small population of around 470 people and is governed by the Kandiyohi County Board of Commissioners. Local politics in 56216 Blomkest are primarily focused on issues that affect residents in the county such as infrastructure, public safety, and property taxes. The local government also works to keep the community engaged with a variety of activities and events. Currently, there are no political candidates running for office in 56216 Blomkest, but the community is encouraged to participate in local elections when they do occur. Residents can also get involved by attending meetings of the County Board of Commissioners or participating in other civic projects to help improve the quality of life in 56216 Blomkest and surrounding areas.
The political climate in Zip 56216 (Blomkest, MN) is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, MN is strongly conservative. In Kandiyohi County, MN 36.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 61.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Kandiyohi county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 61.8% to 36.1%.
Kandiyohi county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56216 (Blomkest, MN) is strongly conservative.
Blomkest, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Kandiyohi County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Willmar 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.
Blomkest, 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 56216 (Blomkest)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $1,650 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $35 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)