The small town of 55398 Zimmerman, MN is home to a population of around 4,000 people. Politically, the town is predominantly conservative and values the importance of individual liberty and fiscal responsibility. Though local elections don’t often draw much attention from outside observers, it is important for citizens to stay informed about their local candidates. The recent mayoral race was an especially heated one, with two passionate candidates vying for the position. Ultimately, Bob Johnson emerged as the victor in that election due to his strong commitment to the community and his desire for change. He has since taken office and has been working diligently on initiatives to make the town a better place to live and work.
The political climate in Zip 55398 (Zimmerman, MN) is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, MN is very conservative. In Sherburne County, MN 32.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Sherburne county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.1% to 32.5%.
Sherburne county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55398 (Zimmerman, MN) is strongly conservative.
Zimmerman, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Sherburne County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Zimmerman, Minnesota: R R R R 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 55398 (Zimmerman)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 200 contributions totaling $15,908 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 125 contributions totaling $19,948 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $160 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)