55012 Center City, MN has a long history of local politics. The city is governed by a mayor-council system and the government is comprised of an elected mayor and several council members. Every two years, residents have the opportunity to participate in local elections in which they can choose from a variety of candidates who are running for office. Local issues, such as taxes, infrastructure projects, and public safety are often at the forefront of the debate during election season. Over the years, Center City has seen many changes in its political landscape due to shifts in voter demographics and policy proposals put forward by different elected officials. As the city continues to grow and evolve, its citizens remain committed to having their voices heard through their active involvement in politics.
The political climate in Zip 55012 (Center City, MN) is strongly conservative.
Chisago County, MN is strongly conservative. In Chisago County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chisago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.2%.
Chisago county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55012 (Center City, MN) is strongly conservative.
Center City, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Chisago County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Center City, 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 55012 (Center City)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 22 contributions totaling $2,075 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $94 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $3,200 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $229 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)