The small town of 56550 Hendrum, MN is located in Norman County and has a vibrant political landscape. With a population of approximately 500, the local political candidates are invested in helping their community thrive by making sure that the citizens have their voices heard. The local elections are highly competitive as the candidates strive to make their town an even better place for its residents. From city council members to school board members, all elected officials in Hendrum work together to ensure that everyone's best interests are at the forefront of any decisions that are made. The residents of 56550 Hendrum take great pride in their hometown and enjoy participating in the democratic process every election season.
The political climate in Zip 56550 (Hendrum, MN) is moderately conservative.
Norman County, MN is somewhat conservative. In Norman County, MN 40.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 56.8% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Norman county remained very strongly Republican, 56.8% to 40.8%.
Norman county voted Republican again in 2020, after voting Democratic in 2012, 2008, and 2004.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56550 (Hendrum, MN) is moderately conservative.
Hendrum, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
Norman County, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
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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.
Hendrum, Minnesota: r d D D 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 56550 (Hendrum)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 5 contributions totaling $345 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $69 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $250 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $250 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)