The politics in 55807 Duluth, MN are shaped by a unique blend of citizens from all walks of life. The city is home to a diverse population of almost 86,000 people and is split between four wards, each with its own mayor and city council. This means that residents have the opportunity to be very involved in their local government and get their voices heard. Local elections for mayor and city council are held every four years, with candidates representing various political parties such as Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, and Independents. Every election cycle sees a passionate exchange of ideas from candidates about the issues most important to the community such as public safety, infrastructure investment, energy efficiency initiatives, economic development strategies, affordable housing options for lower-income residents, tax reform plans, social services programming needs and more. With the commitment of constituents and elected officials alike to addressing these issues with meaningful action – no matter what their party affiliation – the politics in Duluth will continue to shape the community for years to come.
The political climate in Zip 55807 (Duluth, MN) is somewhat 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 55807 (Duluth, MN) is somewhat liberal.
Duluth, Minnesota is somewhat 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 55807 (Duluth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 270 contributions totaling $20,246 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $75 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 53 contributions totaling $10,471 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $198 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)