The small city of Ulen, MN, located in Clay County has a population of 56585. The area is politically divided between the Democratic and Republican parties. There are a number of local political candidates vying for office at the state and federal level who attend community events to engage with residents, discuss their platforms and gain support from voters. In addition to engaging with local residents during election season, these candidates also participate in debates hosted by local media outlets to express their views on topics like health care reform, job creation, education and environmental protection. Residents can get involved in the political process by attending debates or contacting their local representatives to voice their opinions on different issues. With a passionate group of politicians looking out for the best interests of Ulen’s citizens, it’s no surprise why this small town continues to be an inspiring example of democracy in action.
The political climate in Zip 56585 (Ulen, MN) is leaning conservative.
Clay County, MN is leaning liberal. In Clay County, MN 50.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Clay county flipped Democratic, 50.7% to 46.7%.
Clay county flipped Democratic in the most recent Presidential election (2000, 2004 and 2016 went Republican).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56585 (Ulen, MN) is leaning conservative.
Ulen, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Clay County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Fargo 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.
Ulen, Minnesota: r r D d r 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 56585 (Ulen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 9 contributions totaling $2,116 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $235 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2 contributions totaling $50 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)