Mahnomen, Minnesota, located in 56557, is a small rural town with a population of approximately 1,200 people. The politics of this area are largely conservative and based on traditional values. Local elections are held every two years and the town is represented by state legislators from the Republican Party. The Mahnomen City Council consists of five members who serve four year terms and is responsible for enacting local ordinances and resolutions. The Mayor of Mahnomen is elected by the citizens every two years. This area also has a County Commissioner that presides over several departments including public works, parks and recreation, economic development, and human services. Additionally, the White Earth Indian Reservation Tribal Council oversees programs designed to improve the lives of residents living on tribal lands adjacent to 56557 Mahnomen, MN. All these entities work together to promote economic growth within the community while preserving its unique culture and sense of community.
The political climate in Zip 56557 (Mahnomen, MN) is leaning conservative.
Mahnomen County, MN is leaning conservative. In Mahnomen County, MN 48.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Mahnomen county remained narrowly Republican, 49.6% to 48.3%.
Mahnomen county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56557 (Mahnomen, MN) is leaning conservative.
Mahnomen, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Mahnomen County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Mahnomen, 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 56557 (Mahnomen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $2,500 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $625 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $1,266 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $44 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)