55706 Babbitt, MN is a small town located in the northern part of Minnesota. The politics in the area are largely influenced by the local opinions of its small population, which is estimated to be around 1,500 people. Despite its size, the town has an active political community made up of citizens that care deeply about their community and strive to keep it safe and prosperous. There are several local political candidates running for office in 55706 Babbitt, MN who come from diverse backgrounds and have a range of political views. These candidates all strive to represent the residents of 55706 Babbitt, MN and bring their ideas and solutions to the table. They work together with other citizens in order to ensure that every voice is heard, and their commitment to making sure that the town remains successful is admirable.
The political climate in Zip 55706 (Babbitt, MN) is leaning 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 55706 (Babbitt, MN) is leaning liberal.
Babbitt, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Babbitt, 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 55706 (Babbitt)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $1,454 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $36 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 13 contributions totaling $2,325 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $179 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)