The politics of Isanti, MN (55040) are rooted in the values of its residents. The city is located in Isanti County and is part of Minnesota's 6th Congressional District. As a result, it is represented at federal level by Tom Emmer, a Republican representative. At the state level, Isanti is represented by State Senator Sean Nienow and State Representatives Sondra Erickson and Mark Uglem. While all three representatives are Republicans, Isanti County itself leans slightly more towards Democratic voting trends. In recent years there have been several local initiatives aimed at promoting civic engagement and encouraging community discussion on political issues. These initiatives include forums hosted by local government officials that allow citizens to voice their opinions and ask questions about upcoming policies or ballot proposals. This type of civic involvement helps ensure that the residents of Isanti remain informed about local politics and can make educated decisions when it comes time to vote.
The political climate in Zip 55040 (Isanti, MN) is very conservative.
Isanti County, MN is very conservative. In Isanti County, MN 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isanti county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.5%.
Isanti county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55040 (Isanti, MN) is very conservative.
Isanti, Minnesota is very conservative.
Isanti 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.
Isanti, 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 55040 (Isanti)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 96 contributions totaling $5,795 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $60 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $6,987 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $241 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)