Politics in Gilbert, MN 55741 are mainly focused on local issues such as infrastructure, public safety, education, and economic growth. At the local level, residents can find candidates running for city council positions to represent their views and interests in the community. Residents of Gilbert have the opportunity to voice their opinions and concerns through elections that take place every two years. The local political candidates that are running for office try to ensure that the needs of the community are met by advocating for changes that will benefit current and future citizens of Gilbert. Through town hall meetings and other public forums, these candidates strive to communicate with their constituents about current topics and collaborate on solutions together.
The political climate in Zip 55741 (Gilbert, MN) is leaning 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 55741 (Gilbert, MN) is leaning liberal.
Gilbert, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Gilbert, 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 55741 (Gilbert)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 58 contributions totaling $4,192 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $72 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 12 contributions totaling $2,800 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)