The small town of Staples, MN, with an estimated population of 2,739 residents, is a quaint and close-knit community. Although the town is small, its political landscape is diverse. Local political candidates often come from different backgrounds and bring unique perspectives to decision-making. The town has two city council seats that are contested every election cycle. Candidates often focus on fiscal responsibility and economic development as top priorities for the town's future growth and success. Staples also has one mayor who is chosen during elections by the residents of the town. As part of their platform, these candidates typically discuss increasing job opportunities for local businesses while keeping taxes low for citizens of Staples. Ultimately, Staples' politics strive to create a sustainable environment in which all members of the community can thrive both financially and socially.
The political climate in Zip 56479 (Staples, MN) is strongly conservative.
Wadena County, MN is very conservative. In Wadena County, MN 26.4% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.9% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wadena county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.9% to 26.4%.
Wadena county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56479 (Staples, MN) is strongly conservative.
Staples, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Wadena County, Minnesota is very conservative.
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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.
Staples, 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 56479 (Staples)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4 contributions totaling $235 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $59 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 39 contributions totaling $2,497 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $64 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)