Virginia, MN, located in St. Louis County, is a small town with a population of 8,400. It is governed by the Virginia City Council which consists of 7 council members who are elected to 4-year terms by the residents of Virginia. The Mayor is also elected every four years by the citizens of Virginia and serves as the head of government for this small town. In addition to this local government, state representatives and senators from Minnesota's 8th district are also elected to represent Virginia's interests at the state level. As such, local politics in Virginia have an important effect on the day-to-day lives of its citizens. From education funding to taxes and other areas affecting their quality of life, residents in 55792 Virginia work closely with their local and state officials in order to maintain a thriving community that works towards achieving its goals and promoting positive change.
The political climate in Zip 55792 (Virginia, MN) is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, MN is somewhat liberal. In St. Louis County, MN 56.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 41.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, St. Louis county remained very strongly Democratic, 56.6% to 41.0%.
St. Louis county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55792 (Virginia, MN) is somewhat liberal.
Virginia, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
St. Louis County, Minnesota is somewhat liberal.
Duluth Metro Area is somewhat liberal.
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.
Virginia, 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 55792 (Virginia)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 360 contributions totaling $16,472 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $46 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $19,240 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $78 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)