Effie, MN is an unincorporated community located in Itasca County with a rich history and tight-knit community. While it may not be an incorporated city or village, Effie has its own unique political atmosphere that is closely intertwined with the larger county and state politics. There are no local political candidates in Effie as it is unincorporated, however many of the local residents still take part in county and state elections. With a population around 300 people, locals have a strong sense of civic responsibility and involvement when it comes to politics - whether that means voting for the next governor or attending town hall meetings to share their opinions on important issues. The small size of this community also allows for greater participation in politics with more opportunities to engage one-on-one with elected officials. All in all, the politics of 56639 Effie, MN are quite unique and offer an opportunity to have an impact on bigger issues even from a smaller area like this one.
The political climate in Zip 56639 (Effie, MN) is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, MN is moderately conservative. In Itasca County, MN 40.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 57.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Itasca county remained very strongly Republican, 57.4% to 40.6%.
Itasca county voted Republican in the two most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous four.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56639 (Effie, MN) is moderately conservative.
Effie, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Itasca County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
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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.
Effie, Minnesota: d D D d 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 56639 (Effie)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $1,000 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,900 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)