The small city of 55925 Dakota, MN has a population of approximately 3,000 people. The city strives to maintain an atmosphere of community and involvement in local politics. Local elections give citizens the opportunity to vote for candidates who will represent their best interests. Currently, the mayor is Richard Jones, who was elected to his third term in 2020. He is joined by four City Council members who all focus on making sure that the city's infrastructure needs are met while also placing a priority on maintaining a small-town feel for the residents of 55925 Dakota, MN. Additionally, they are committed to creating economic opportunities such as job growth and business expansion within the community. Overall, local politics in 55925 Dakota, MN strive to ensure the well-being and prosperity of its citizens while preserving its unique rural character.
The political climate in Zip 55925 (Dakota, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, MN is leaning liberal. In Winona County, MN 49.1% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Winona county flipped narrowly Democratic, 49.1% to 48.7%.
Winona county flipped back to Democratic in the most recent Presidential election, after voting Republican in 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55925 (Dakota, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Dakota, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Winona County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Winona Metro Area is leaning 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.
Dakota, Minnesota: d d D D r 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 55925 (Dakota)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 2 contributions totaling $800 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $400 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 29 contributions totaling $4,841 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $167 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)