56357 Oak Park, MN is a small town nestled in the heart of Minnesota. It is an area with a strong sense of community and pride for its local politics. The city of Oak Park is led by a mayor, three council members, and various other local government officials. In recent years, the city has seen steady population growth, indicating that more people are choosing to make Oak Park their home. Local politicians work closely with their constituents to ensure that all voices within the community are heard and respected when it comes to decisions made on behalf of the town as a whole. In addition to this, they strive to maintain a safe and healthy environment for residents while also promoting economic development within the area. With their combined efforts, 56357 Oak Park, MN continues to be an attractive place for those looking to relocate or start businesses in the area.
The political climate in Zip 56357 (Oak Park, MN) is very conservative.
Benton County, MN is very conservative. In Benton County, MN 32.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Benton county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.6% to 32.7%.
Benton county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56357 (Oak Park, MN) is very conservative.
Oak Park, Minnesota is very conservative.
Benton County, Minnesota is very conservative.
St. Cloud Metro Area is strongly 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.
Oak Park, 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 56357 (Oak Park)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 73 contributions totaling $1,710 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $23 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $795 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)