56560 Moorhead, MN is located in Clay County and is home to a vibrant community. The politics of the area are reflective of the many diverse interests that make up the population. In recent years, there have been several election cycles where local citizens have had the chance to vote for their representatives in state and federal offices. Popular topics among candidates include economic development, health care reform, education funding and infrastructure improvements. Every four years, residents of 56560 Moorhead are able to select a mayor from a list of qualified candidates who are vying for the position. These elections enable citizens to influence change within their community by selecting leaders who will stand up for their needs.
The political climate in Zip 56560 (Moorhead, MN) is leaning liberal.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56560 (Moorhead, MN) is leaning liberal.
Moorhead, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo Metro Area is leaning conservative.
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.
Moorhead, Minnesota: r r 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 56560 (Moorhead)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 7,043 contributions totaling $105,043 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 236 contributions totaling $174,287 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $739 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)