Kettle River, Minnesota is a small town with a population of around 3,000 people. It is located in the northern part of the state and is filled with a tight-knit community where everyone knows each other. Politically, the town has traditionally leaned towards Republican candidates but in recent years there has been an increase in Democratic candidates. The people of Kettle River care deeply about their community and are eager to see local politicians who will help bring prosperity to the area while still protecting their values. With a variety of candidates to choose from, Kettle River residents have an array of options when it comes to selecting representatives that will best represent them and their beliefs.
The political climate in Zip 55757 (Kettle River, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55757 (Kettle River, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Kettle River, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Kettle River, 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 55757 (Kettle River)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 10 contributions totaling $780 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $699 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $233 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)