The small town of Sturgeon Lake, MN (55783) is known for its friendly rural atmosphere and peaceful environment. Although it is a tight-knit community, the politics in this area are certainly not forgotten. Residents take part in local elections, and have even seen several state representatives come from the area. The mayor's office has been held almost exclusively by members of the same family for over fifteen years, highlighting the importance of local politics to those who call Sturgeon Lake home. In addition to local and state government officials, 55783 also has representatives in Congress that make sure their voices are heard in Washington D.C. At the heart of it all lies a strong sense of community pride and civic responsibility among those who live here, creating an atmosphere where everyone can participate in shaping their town’s future.
The political climate in Zip 55783 (Sturgeon Lake, MN) is strongly conservative.
Pine County, MN is strongly conservative. In Pine County, MN 33.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 64.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Pine county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 64.1% to 33.9%.
Pine county voted Republican in three most recent Presidential elections, after voting Democratic in the previous three.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55783 (Sturgeon Lake, MN) is strongly conservative.
Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Pine County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Sturgeon Lake, Minnesota: d d 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 55783 (Sturgeon Lake)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 101 contributions totaling $4,760 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $47 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 3 contributions totaling $535 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $178 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)