Located in Koochiching County, 56649 International Falls, MN is an example of a small town with a vibrant political landscape. The county is home to several independent local organizations that seek to improve the quality of life for all the residents of 56649 International Falls. The main political issues facing the community revolve around housing, healthcare, education, and economic development. In recent years, there have been efforts to improve access to health care, encourage more affordable housing options, and increase educational opportunities within the community. Local leaders are also working hard to secure grants and other forms of funding from both state and federal sources in order to ensure that everyone has access to basic services. Furthermore, active civic involvement is encouraged with town hall meetings held regularly so that citizens can voice their concerns and thoughts on various topics related to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 56649 (International Falls, MN) is moderately conservative.
Koochiching County, MN is moderately conservative. In Koochiching County, MN 38.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 59.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Koochiching county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 59.7% to 38.4%.
Koochiching county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56649 (International Falls, MN) is moderately conservative.
International Falls, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Koochiching 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.
International Falls, Minnesota: r 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 56649 (International Falls)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 318 contributions totaling $18,503 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $58 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 36 contributions totaling $3,620 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $101 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)