The politics in 56633 Cass Lake, MN are centered on the local level. Residents of this small town have a great deal of say in the direction their community takes when it comes to decision making. They elect representatives to the governing bodies at both the county and city levels that then make decisions in the best interest of the community as a whole. These representatives can come from various political backgrounds and ideologies, but they ultimately strive to provide a balanced approach to policy-making. The people of Cass Lake are passionate about their local government and remain actively involved in all aspects of municipal life, from voicing their opinion on issues such as taxation and infrastructure development, to voting for public office holders like mayors and city council members.
The political climate in Zip 56633 (Cass Lake, MN) is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56633 (Cass Lake, MN) is strongly conservative.
Cass Lake, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd 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.
Cass 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 56633 (Cass Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 6 contributions totaling $1,110 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 24 contributions totaling $2,233 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $93 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)