55356 Orono, MN is a small town located in the beautiful state of Minnesota. While it has only a population of 6,388 people as of 2018, it is home to a vibrant local politics scene. With two city council members and two school board members elected at large, Orono citizens are able to make their voices heard in local government. The city council meets regularly for goal-setting and problem-solving initiatives for the betterment of the community. In addition to this, Orono also elects its mayor every two years from among the eligible candidates who are put forth by local residents. The current mayor is Eric Lucero, who was first elected in 2012 and was reelected in 2014 and 2016. He works diligently to address the needs of his constituents and ensure that everyone's voices are heard when making important decisions about the future of Orono. With an active local political scene, 55356 Orono promises to remain an engaged community where residents can contribute their input on matters that affect them.
The political climate in Zip 55356 (Orono, MN) is moderately liberal.
Hennepin County, MN is very liberal. In Hennepin County, MN 70.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hennepin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.5% to 27.2%.
Hennepin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55356 (Orono, MN) is moderately liberal.
Orono, Minnesota is moderately liberal.
Hennepin County, Minnesota is very liberal.
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.
Orono, Minnesota: D D D D D 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 55356 (Orono)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 824 contributions totaling $217,834 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $264 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 568 contributions totaling $702,878 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,237 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)