The small city of Foreston, MN (56330) is located in the heart of the Midwest and is known for having a close-knit community. The residents are passionate about their local politics and take part in all forms of civic engagement. They actively vote in elections, attend town hall meetings, and engage in dialogue with elected officials on issues that they feel passionately about. Local politicians often visit the town to discuss topics such as taxes, infrastructure, public safety, and other important topics that affect the citizens’ daily life. Residents feel connected to their elected officials and care deeply about the direction their city takes under their leadership. While there are no current local political candidates in Foreston at this time, many of its residents can be found actively involved in conversations about politics and advocating for change.
The political climate in Zip 56330 (Foreston, MN) is very conservative.
Mille Lacs County, MN is very conservative. In Mille Lacs County, MN 30.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 67.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mille Lacs county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 67.8% to 30.0%.
Mille Lacs county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56330 (Foreston, MN) is very conservative.
Foreston, Minnesota is very conservative.
Mille Lacs 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.
Foreston, 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 56330 (Foreston)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 14 contributions totaling $800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $57 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)