Strathcona, Minnesota is a small, rural town located in the northern part of the state. It has a population of approximately 500 people and is primarily comprised of working class families. Despite its small size, politics are an integral part of life in Strathcona. Local politics tend to be dominated by the major political parties. Most recently, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party has been most successful in local elections, winning several seats on the city council in recent years. However, there are also many independent candidates who run for office each year and often receive support from residents looking to make their voice heard in local government. Despite its small size, Strathcona is an active participant in both statewide and national politics. Its citizens often rally around controversial issues such as healthcare reform or immigration policy that have a direct effect on their community. Ultimately, no matter which party you align yourself with politically, Strathcona remains dedicated to having a vibrant dialogue about current events and social issues that affect all residents on a local level.
The political climate in Zip 56759 (Strathcona, MN) is very conservative.
Roseau County, MN is very conservative. In Roseau County, MN 26.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 72.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Roseau county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 72.0% to 26.0%.
Roseau county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56759 (Strathcona, MN) is very conservative.
Strathcona, Minnesota is very conservative.
Roseau 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.
Strathcona, 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 56759 (Strathcona)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)