The politics of 55362 Monticello, MN is largely reflective of the greater state of Minnesota. With a population of nearly 12,000 people, it is a town with a tight-knit community and representation at all levels of government. The local government consists of a mayor and five council members that are elected to four-year terms. In addition to local representatives, residents are also represented by both state and federal legislators. At the state level, residents are served by their district senator and representative in the Minnesota House and Senate. At the federal level, Minnesotans are served by two U.S senators who represent them in Washington DC. Local politics often focus on issues related to infrastructure improvements, public safety, economic development, and quality of life initiatives for citizens. Local political candidates must gain the support of Monticello’s citizens in order to successfully win office and face re-election every 4 years.
The political climate in Zip 55362 (Monticello, 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 55362 (Monticello, MN) is strongly conservative.
Monticello, 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.
Monticello, 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 55362 (Monticello)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 131 contributions totaling $9,127 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $70 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 169 contributions totaling $16,415 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)