The small city of Stephen, MN (zip code 56757) has a population of just over 800 people, and is located in Marshall County. It has long been known for its strong sense of community spirit and participation in local politics. In recent years, those running for office have included the Mayor and City Council members, who work together to better the quality of life for all local residents. The City Council makes decisions about issues like infrastructure development, public safety measures, zoning regulations and economic development initiatives. The community is also served by a number of local committees that are responsible for advising the government on matters such as budgets or ordinances. Community input is encouraged and taken into consideration when it comes to decision making processes in Stephen, MN.
The political climate in Zip 56757 (Stephen, MN) is very conservative.
Marshall County, MN is very conservative. In Marshall County, MN 25.3% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.9% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Marshall county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.8% to 25.3%.
Marshall county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56757 (Stephen, MN) is very conservative.
Stephen, Minnesota is very conservative.
Marshall 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.
Stephen, Minnesota: R R d 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 56757 (Stephen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8 contributions totaling $2,200 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $275 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 28 contributions totaling $4,920 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $176 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)