Fergus Falls, MN is a small city located in northwestern Minnesota with a population of 13,138 as of the 2018 US Census. Although it is a small city, it has a vibrant political atmosphere with numerous local politicians who are passionate about representing their community. In 56537 Fergus Falls, MN there are several locally elected government officials including Mayor Ben Schierer, City Council Members Randy Nelson and Bonnie Olson, and County Commissioners Doug Huebsch and Frank Gross. These individuals work together to ensure that the people of Fergus Falls have their voices heard on local issues such as public safety, infrastructure improvements, and economic development initiatives. Additionally, these local politicians strive to promote transparency by providing open forums where citizens can voice their opinions on important topics.
The political climate in Zip 56537 (Fergus Falls, MN) is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56537 (Fergus Falls, MN) is strongly conservative.
Fergus Falls, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area is very 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.
Fergus Falls, 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 56537 (Fergus Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 279 contributions totaling $21,719 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 173 contributions totaling $24,030 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)