The city of Buffalo, MN located in zip code 55313 is a part of Wright County. With a population of approximately 16,000 people, it is a thriving community that offers plenty to do. The area boasts an extensive park system, excellent education opportunities, and diverse cultural experiences. In terms of politics, Buffalo is under the jurisdiction of the Minnesota State Senate and House of Representatives. The local government consists of two elected City Council Members and a Mayor. The citizens have an active civic engagement which allows them to voice their opinions on various local political issues. The elected officials are held accountable for making decisions that are in the best interest of the community as a whole. They work to ensure that all households have access to resources and services they need to thrive.
The political climate in Zip 55313 (Buffalo, MN) is strongly conservative.
Wright County, MN is strongly conservative. In Wright County, MN 34.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 63.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Wright county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 63.1% to 34.5%.
Wright county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55313 (Buffalo, MN) is strongly conservative.
Buffalo, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Wright County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Buffalo, 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 55313 (Buffalo)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 440 contributions totaling $31,178 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $71 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 287 contributions totaling $66,156 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $231 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)