Kensington, MN is a small town located in 56343. It has a rich history and diverse population that contribute to its vibrant culture and community. The town is served by both state and local governments, with a mayor and city council members elected every two years. Local politics in Kensington are focused on the issues that matter most to its citizens, such as public safety, education, economic development, infrastructure improvements, housing affordability and environmental sustainability. Community engagement opportunities are offered regularly to encourage residents to get involved in the political process and express their opinions about policies that affect them. With so many different perspectives represented within the population of Kensington, it is clear that the town greatly values its diversity of opinion when it comes to local politics.
The political climate in Zip 56343 (Kensington, MN) is very conservative.
Douglas County, MN is very conservative. In Douglas County, MN 32.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.1% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Douglas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.6%.
Douglas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56343 (Kensington, MN) is very conservative.
Kensington, Minnesota is very conservative.
Douglas County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Alexandria Metro Area is very 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.
Kensington, 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 56343 (Kensington)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 14 contributions totaling $134 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $10 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,285 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $129 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)