Two Harbors, MN is a small city located on the shores of Lake Superior in northeastern Minnesota. It is a popular tourist destination due to its scenic views and many outdoor activities available year-round. The city has a strong sense of community with an involved local government. Two Harbors is served by the Two Harbors City Council, which consists of five members who are elected to four-year terms every two years. The council's mandate is to provide quality services for residents while maintaining fiscal responsibility. The city also has a Mayor, elected at large every two years, and various boards and commissions that advise the council on issues such as land use, economic development, public safety and infrastructure investment. The city strives to create a vibrant and safe community through its commitment to responsible government leadership that engages citizens in making decisions that will benefit all of Two Harbors’ citizens.
The political climate in Zip 55616 (Two Harbors, MN) is leaning conservative.
Lake County, MN is leaning liberal. In Lake County, MN 50.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 47.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.2% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lake county remained Democratic, 50.6% to 47.1%.
Lake county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55616 (Two Harbors, MN) is leaning conservative.
Two Harbors, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Lake County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Two Harbors, Minnesota: D 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 55616 (Two Harbors)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 551 contributions totaling $21,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $39 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 25 contributions totaling $3,550 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $142 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)