In the small town of 56529 Dilworth, MN, politics are a hot topic in the community. People take pride in their local elected officials and are passionate about making sure their voices are heard. Local elections often draw heavy interest from voters, as they strive to make sure their representatives truly reflect their values and the needs of the community. The small population means that each individual vote has a greater impact on who will be elected and therefore many people are very engaged in the process. Issues like taxation, infrastructure, education, public safety, and environmental protection regularly come up in conversations around town and during local elections. It is clear that residents of 56529 Dilworth care very deeply about the issues that affect them every day and do not take political engagement lightly.
The political climate in Zip 56529 (Dilworth, MN) is leaning liberal.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56529 (Dilworth, MN) is leaning liberal.
Dilworth, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo 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.
Dilworth, Minnesota: r r D d r 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 56529 (Dilworth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $700 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $175 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,938 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $215 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)