The town of Dalton, MN 56324 is a small community located in the northern part of Minnesota. Although it has a population of only about 500 people, the politics of Dalton are still very important to its residents.There is an active town council comprised of five elected officials who work together to make decisions that are in the best interests of the citizens. They also work with other local and state government entities to ensure that Dalton receives adequate funding for needed services and resources. Local elections are held every two years so residents have a chance to vote for their preferred candidate and help shape the future of their community. Everyone has a voice in Dalton's political process and people are encouraged to get involved with issues that matter to them, whether on the local or state level.
The political climate in Zip 56324 (Dalton, MN) is very conservative.
Otter Tail County, MN is very conservative. In Otter Tail County, MN 32.9% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 65.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.8% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Otter Tail county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 65.4% to 32.9%.
Otter Tail county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56324 (Dalton, MN) is very conservative.
Dalton, Minnesota is very conservative.
Otter Tail County, Minnesota is very conservative.
Fergus Falls Metro Area is very conservative.
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.
Dalton, 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 56324 (Dalton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 40 contributions totaling $4,175 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $104 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 5 contributions totaling $1,400 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $280 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)