In 56683 Tenstrike, MN, politics are of great importance to the local community. The people of Tenstrike take pride in their representative government and vote in local elections to make sure their voices are heard. Every few years, candidates from both major political parties run for office in order to represent the town's residents in all matters that require political attention. From education funding to economic development initiatives, the politicians who are elected by Tenstrike’s citizens have a major impact on the future and well-being of this small community. Those running for office must demonstrate their commitment to these issues as they rally for support from the surrounding towns and cities. Local officials also work together with state and federal lawmakers on matters directly or indirectly affecting Tenstrike’s citizens and businesses.
The political climate in Zip 56683 (Tenstrike, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, MN is leaning conservative. In Beltrami County, MN 47.2% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 50.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Beltrami county remained Republican, 50.4% to 47.2%.
Beltrami county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56683 (Tenstrike, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Tenstrike, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Beltrami County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Bemidji Metro Area is leaning 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.
Tenstrike, Minnesota: r d D d 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 56683 (Tenstrike)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 53 contributions totaling $454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $9 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 10 contributions totaling $1,445 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $145 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)