The city of 55922 Canton, MN is a small town in the southeastern part of Minnesota. It has a diverse population that values its sense of community and shared history. Politically, the town leans to the left and is represented by progressive leaders who focus on education, public safety, and job creation. The City Council is responsible for overseeing local governance and consists of five members who are elected from the city’s wards every two year cycle. Local issues such as infrastructure improvement, environmental protection, and promoting economic development are all addressed. Residents also have an active voice in local politics through direct voting or participating in community groups. Through its commitment to progressivism and community engagement, Canton is continuing to be a strong leader in Minnesota municipal policy.
The political climate in Zip 55922 (Canton, MN) is strongly conservative.
Fillmore County, MN is moderately conservative. In Fillmore County, MN 37.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Fillmore county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.5%.
Fillmore county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55922 (Canton, MN) is strongly conservative.
Canton, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Fillmore County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Rochester Metro Area is leaning 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.
Canton, 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 55922 (Canton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 17 contributions totaling $339 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 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)