Shafer, Minnesota is a small town located in Chisago County with a population of just over 500 people. Although the population of Shafer is small, local politics still play an important role in the day-to-day life of the community. The primary form of government in Shafer is the Town Board, which consists of five members who are elected by the citizens every two years. The Town Board serves to set and enforce ordinances within the town and works collaboratively to ensure that all residents have a voice in decisions that affect their lives. As such, it is important for all citizens of Shafer to stay informed about current local political candidates, as well as upcoming elections. Through participation in elections and staying informed about their local government, residents can make sure that their voices are heard and that they are represented in matters concerning their community.
The political climate in Zip 55074 (Shafer, MN) is strongly conservative.
Chisago County, MN is strongly conservative. In Chisago County, MN 34.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Chisago county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.4% to 34.2%.
Chisago county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55074 (Shafer, MN) is strongly conservative.
Shafer, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Chisago 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.
Shafer, 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 55074 (Shafer)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 12 contributions totaling $3,150 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $263 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 61 contributions totaling $8,185 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)