Scandia, located in Washington County, is a small town with a population of around 5,000 people. Politically, the town is represented by State Representative Anne Neu in Minnesota's 39th House district and Senator Karla Bigham in the Senate’s District 54. The citizens of Scandia have a strong interest in local politics and take part in the decision making process during election time. Sweden-born immigrants account for a large portion of Scandia’s population and have had an impact on the political landscape. The Scandinavian influence can be seen through the town’s commitment to progressive values and environmental protection initiatives. In addition, Scandians are passionate about preserving their rural identity and fight for funding for local projects such as road improvements. While there are no specific political affiliations or endorsements expected from Scandia residents, many consider themselves independent voters who appreciate candidates that understand their unique perspective on issues they care about.
The political climate in Zip 55073 (Scandia, MN) is leaning liberal.
Washington County, MN is somewhat liberal. In Washington County, MN 53.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 44.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Washington county remained moderately Democratic, 53.5% to 44.2%.
Washington county voted Democratic in the four most recent Presidential elections, after 2000 and 2004 went Republican.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55073 (Scandia, MN) is leaning liberal.
Scandia, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Washington County, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Scandia, Minnesota: r r 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 55073 (Scandia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 239 contributions totaling $26,557 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $111 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 83 contributions totaling $10,475 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $126 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)