The small town of 55785 Swatara, MN is home to a community of less than 500 people. The town has a mayor-council form of government, with the mayor as the head. Elections for local political candidates are held every two years and all residents are eligible to register and vote in these elections. The local political candidates campaigning in 55785 Swatara, MN represent a range of views on issues that affect the town, such as public safety, taxes, and economic development. Residents have the opportunity to engage with their local officials through meetings, open forums, and public consultations. They also provide input into decisions made by their elected representatives at the municipal level. By participating in local politics, residents help shape their communities and ensure that their voices are heard in shaping the future of 55785 Swatara, MN.
The political climate in Zip 55785 (Swatara, MN) is strongly conservative.
Cass County, MN is strongly conservative. In Cass County, MN 34.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.5% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cass county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.5% to 34.7%.
Cass county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55785 (Swatara, MN) is strongly conservative.
Swatara, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Cass County, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Brainerd Metro Area is strongly conservative.
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.
Swatara, 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 55785 (Swatara)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $30 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $15 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)