The politics in 56065 Mapleton, MN are strongly influenced by the local community. The people of 56065 Mapleton care deeply about their area and want to ensure that their government is representing their interests in a positive way. Every election cycle, many candidates from both major political parties run for office in Mapleton, hoping to be part of the process of bettering their community. Candidates focus on issues such as public safety, education, job opportunities, infrastructure development and economic growth. Locals often debate these issues in order to find the best solutions and ensure that their elected representatives are making decisions that benefit everyone in the city. The residents of Mapleton take a great interest in their local politics, which leads to vibrant discussion and action around city hall leading up to elections.
The political climate in Zip 56065 (Mapleton, MN) is leaning conservative.
Blue Earth County, MN is leaning liberal. In Blue Earth County, MN 50.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 46.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.7% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Blue Earth county flipped Democratic, 50.8% to 46.4%.
Blue Earth county flipped back Democratic in 2020, after voting Republican in 2000 and 2016.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56065 (Mapleton, MN) is leaning conservative.
Mapleton, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
Blue Earth County, Minnesota is leaning liberal.
Mankato 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.
Mapleton, Minnesota: r 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 56065 (Mapleton)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 25 contributions totaling $633 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $25 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 32 contributions totaling $13,605 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $425 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)