Mankato, MN is a city located in the state of Minnesota with a population of 41,826 according to 2018 estimates. Politics and government in Mankato are run by the mayor-council system. The current mayor is Eric Anderson who was elected in 2020. There are currently four city council members representing different parts of the city. These council members focus on important issues such as education, infrastructure, and economic development which influence the overall well-being of the citizens living there. As for local political candidates, there are several running for office this year including Jacob Dahlberg for Mayor, Henry Marshall for City Council At-Large Position 1 and two other positions for City Council representing Districts 4 and 5. It's important to stay informed about local politics so that you can be an educated voter when it comes time to cast your ballot.
The political climate in Zip 56001 (Mankato, MN) is leaning liberal.
Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56001 (Mankato, MN) is leaning liberal.
Mankato, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato Metro Area is leaning 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.
Mankato, Minnesota: r d D d r 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 56001 (Mankato)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,241 contributions totaling $173,021 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $139 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 393 contributions totaling $159,651 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $406 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)