St. Charles, MN is a small town in Winona County with a population of just under 5,000 people. As such, the politics here are relatively low-key compared to more populous areas. The local government consists of the mayor and four city council members who are elected by the citizens of St. Charles every two years. There is also a strong sense of community involvement which has been instrumental in preserving the small-town feel of St. Charles. The residents take pride in their community and are actively involved in shaping its future. Local elections typically see high voter turnout, and there is an active dialogue between residents and city officials about issues that impact day-to-day life. From enacting zoning laws that protect historic buildings to creating parks that provide recreational opportunities for children and families, the people of St. Charles take pride in their community's successes and work together to ensure its continued growth and prosperity.
The political climate in Zip 55972 (St. Charles, MN) is leaning conservative.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55972 (St. Charles, MN) is leaning conservative.
St. Charles, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona Metro Area is leaning 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.
St. Charles, Minnesota: d d D D r 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 55972 (St. Charles)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 19 contributions totaling $3,018 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $159 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 11 contributions totaling $1,357 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $123 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)