The city of Elk River, MN 55330 is a small town located in Sherburne County. While it may not be as well known as some other cities in Minnesota, it has its own politics and plays an important role in the greater state politics. The mayor of Elk River is Joel Walinski who was recently elected to his second term. He has been focused on improving infrastructure around the city and promoting economic development in the area. Along with the mayor, there are four council members that oversee the day-to-day operations for Elk River. Each member of the council is elected for a two-year period and residents have the opportunity to vote for their candidate of choice during each election cycle. There are also several local organizations such as The Elk River Chamber of Commerce and The Community Economic Development Commission working to support business development initiatives within the city. Through these organizations, Elk River residents can stay informed about and involved in local politics throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 55330 (Elk River, MN) is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, MN is very conservative. In Sherburne County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.5%.
Sherburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55330 (Elk River, MN) is strongly conservative.
Elk River, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Elk River, Minnesota: R R R 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 55330 (Elk River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 745 contributions totaling $48,890 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $66 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 418 contributions totaling $44,697 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $107 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)