Tofte, MN is a small town located in Cook County with a population of approximately 55615 people. It is mainly known for its beautiful scenery and serene atmosphere. In terms of politics, Tofte remains a quiet, rural community that is not heavily involved in local elections or campaigns. While there may be local political candidates running for office, they are not widely known in the area and remain largely unknown to the general public. Despite this lack of involvement in local politics, Tofte does have several voting precincts and citizens can make their voices heard on election day by casting their ballots. Overall, Tofte has remained politically neutral over the years and continues to strive towards creating a safe and peaceful home for its residents.
The political climate in Zip 55615 (Tofte, MN) is moderately liberal.
Cook County, MN is very liberal. In Cook County, MN 65.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 31.6% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Cook county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 65.6% to 31.6%.
Cook county voted Democratic in the last five Presidential elections, after voting Republican in 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55615 (Tofte, MN) is moderately liberal.
Tofte, Minnesota is moderately liberal.
Cook County, Minnesota is very liberal.
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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.
Tofte, Minnesota: r d D D D D
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 55615 (Tofte)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 103 contributions totaling $14,161 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $137 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)