55358 Maple Lake, MN is a small town located in the central part of the state. The political landscape of the town is mainly conservative, with most residents leaning towards Republican candidates and ideals. While there are some Democratic supporters in the area, it overall remains a predominantly Republican voting district. In recent years, there have been several local elections that have seen close races between both major parties. These elections have provided an opportunity for citizens to make their voices heard and to participate in an active democracy. As a result, the people of 55358 Maple Lake, MN have come together to shape their future through engagement in their local politics.
The political climate in Zip 55358 (Maple Lake, MN) is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55358 (Maple Lake, MN) is strongly conservative.
Maple Lake, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Maple Lake, 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 55358 (Maple Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 38 contributions totaling $895 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $24 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 63 contributions totaling $21,432 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $340 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)