Politics in Duluth, MN 55804 are strongly influenced by its citizens. The city is governed by a mayor-council type of government, with the mayor elected to a four-year term and councilors elected for two years. Duluthians have the opportunity to take part in the local political process through voting at elections as well as attending various public forums and events hosted by City Councilors or other local political representatives. The political landscape of Duluth is unique due to its large student population from the University of Minnesota – Duluth, which brings in a variety of perspectives and opinions that shape the politics of the city. Voters also play an important role in local politics by electing representatives that reflect their own views on topics such as taxation, environmental policies, budgets, transportation, and more. With voter turnout steadily increasing every year, it’s clear that Duluthians care about participating in their local politics and making sure their voices are heard when it comes to issues impacting their community.
The political climate in Zip 55804 (Duluth, MN) is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55804 (Duluth, MN) is leaning liberal.
Duluth, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Duluth, 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 55804 (Duluth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,027 contributions totaling $124,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $122 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 289 contributions totaling $180,416 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $624 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)