The politics in 55808 Duluth, MN are mainly focused on issues that directly pertain to the community. Issues such as education, public safety, infrastructure, and economic development are all at the forefront of the city's policy goals. Politicians in the area have a long-standing commitment to bringing about positive change that benefits everyone who lives there. Local candidates run on platforms that aim to make progress for everyone in the city, with an emphasis on making sure that everyone has access to quality resources and opportunities. Candidates also make sure their campaigns are focused around connecting with voters by engaging them through conversations and events focused on important topics within the community. With great attention paid to local level politics, Duluth is steadily becoming an even better place to live.
The political climate in Zip 55808 (Duluth, MN) is somewhat 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 55808 (Duluth, MN) is somewhat liberal.
Duluth, Minnesota is somewhat 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.
Duluth, 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 55808 (Duluth)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 54 contributions totaling $4,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $82 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 27 contributions totaling $4,085 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $151 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)