Braham, MN 55006 is a small but vibrant town located in Isanti County. While the population of Braham is around 1,717 people, there is still plenty of political discussion and activity within the community. In the past, local politics have revolved around issues such as infrastructure improvements, economic development initiatives, and public safety services. This year's election for local office includes two candidates with contrasting views on how to move forward in addressing these issues. The incumbent has a more conservative approach to governance while his opponent takes a more progressive stance. Both candidates are passionate about improving the quality of life here in Braham by finding ways to increase jobs and wages, reduce crime and poverty levels, and create better educational opportunities for our children. No matter who wins, it is clear that local politics will continue to be an important part of life in Braham for many years to come.
The political climate in Zip 55006 (Braham, MN) is very conservative.
Isanti County, MN is very conservative. In Isanti County, MN 29.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 68.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Isanti county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 68.0% to 29.5%.
Isanti county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55006 (Braham, MN) is very conservative.
Braham, Minnesota is very conservative.
Isanti 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.
Braham, 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 55006 (Braham)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 18 contributions totaling $375 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $21 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 9 contributions totaling $1,206 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $134 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)