Makinen, MN (55763) is a small rural town located in northern Minnesota. The town has a population of just over 500 people and plays an important role in the local economy. Politically, Makinen is typically conservative leaning, with most residents voting for Republican candidates in major elections. There are no local political candidates from Makinen or St Louis County, but the town is represented at the state level by State Representatives Jason Metsa and Rob Ecklund. These representatives are responsible for passing legislation that affects the lives of all Minnesotans, including those living in Makinen. Additionally, residents of Makinen are served by their county commission which makes decisions about public services and works to build strong partnerships among regional leaders to ensure that all citizens have access to resources needed to be successful.
The political climate in Zip 55763 (Makinen, MN) is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55763 (Makinen, MN) is leaning liberal.
Makinen, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Makinen, 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 55763 (Makinen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 68 contributions totaling $1,294 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $19 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $870 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $79 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)