The small town of 56223 Clarkfield, MN is a rural community with a population of just over 600 people. It is located in Yellow Medicine County and is governed by a small local government. The citizens of Clarkfield elect their own mayor, city council members, and school board members to oversee the day-to-day operations of the town. In addition to the local politicians who serve on city and county councils, the state legislature also plays an important role in representing the interests of Clarkfield's residents. The Minnesota House of Representatives consists of several representatives from Yellow Medicine County that can help shape laws and policies at both the state and local level. These representatives work hard to make sure that all citizens in Clarkfield are represented fairly and get access to quality services such as education, healthcare, transportation, and public safety.
The political climate in Zip 56223 (Clarkfield, MN) is strongly conservative.
Yellow Medicine County, MN is very conservative. In Yellow Medicine County, MN 30.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Yellow Medicine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.5% to 30.5%.
Yellow Medicine county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56223 (Clarkfield, MN) is strongly conservative.
Clarkfield, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Not Found Metro Area is 0.
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.
Clarkfield, Minnesota: r r d 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 56223 (Clarkfield)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $1,405 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $281 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 17 contributions totaling $1,765 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)