Located in St. Louis County, 55782 Soudan is a small town of about 400 people. It has no political candidates running in the current election since the population is so small, and most of the governance of the city comes from its county leadership. Despite its small size, 55782 Soudan's citizens have a great sense of civic engagement and actively participate in local politics. The city takes an active role in supporting various initiatives to improve their community through different measures such as neighborhood watch programs and education courses for young adults. Residents also come together to support important causes like environmental protection and renewable energy sources, which often involve engaging with larger community leaders from nearby cities. Ultimately, 55782 Soudan is an example of how even small towns can have strong political involvement despite their size.
The political climate in Zip 55782 (Soudan, MN) is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55782 (Soudan, MN) is leaning liberal.
Soudan, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat 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.
Soudan, 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 55782 (Soudan)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 31 contributions totaling $3,640 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $117 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 7 contributions totaling $290 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $41 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)