Kelliher, MN is a small town in rural Minnesota with a population of 393 people according to the most recent census. It has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor and four council members elected for two-year terms. There are no current political candidates running for office at the moment, however, there have been several past elections where residents could vote for their chosen candidate. Issues such as economic development, public safety and infrastructure improvements are often discussed during these election cycles. The local leaders strive to ensure that Kelliher remains an attractive place to live and work by addressing various needs of its citizens. Additionally, involvement in state and federal issues is also part of the political agenda of Kelliher’s leaders. In sum, politics in 56650 Kelliher, MN reflects a commitment by its officials to continue making Kelliher a viable place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 56650 (Kelliher, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, MN is leaning conservative. In Beltrami County, MN 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beltrami county remained Republican, 50.4% to 47.2%.
Beltrami county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56650 (Kelliher, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Kelliher, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Bemidji Metro Area is leaning 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.
Kelliher, 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 56650 (Kelliher)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26 contributions totaling $500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $50 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)