The politics of 55718 Carlton, MN are largely influenced by the city's population and local candidates. The population in Carlton is largely conservative, with a focus on fiscal responsibility, limited government spending, and protecting traditional values. This outlook is often reflected in the local political candidates that run for office. Generally, these candidates have a shared belief that more government interference should be avoided and that fiscal responsibility should be prioritized when it comes to making decisions about how taxpayer dollars are spent. Additionally, many of the local politicians also share strong views on social issues such as abortion rights and same-sex marriage. Whatever the issue may be, the political climate in 55718 Carlton is shaped by its people and their desire to protect the traditional values they hold dear.
The political climate in Zip 55718 (Carlton, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55718 (Carlton, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Carlton, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Carlton, Minnesota: D D D D d d
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 55718 (Carlton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 61 contributions totaling $1,868 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $31 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $6,461 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $646 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)