McGregor, Minnesota (population 55760) is a small town located in the heart of Aitkin County. It is primarily a rural, agricultural area with a majority of its citizens living in rural life-styles. Politically, it leans conservative and is represented on the local level by Republican representatives in both the state legislature and Aitkin County Board of Commissioners. The county board oversees issues such as zoning, road conditions, health care access, and other matters pertinent to residents’ daily lives. Residents are encouraged to get involved in local politics to ensure that their voices are heard and their needs are met on a local level. Local candidates for office are typically chosen through primary elections held every two years. Those wishing to participate in the political process can do so by joining their local political party or attending public meetings hosted by elected officials throughout the year.
The political climate in Zip 55760 (Mcgregor, MN) is strongly conservative.
Aitkin County, MN is strongly conservative. In Aitkin County, MN 36.0% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 62.4% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.6% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Aitkin county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 62.4% to 36.0%.
Aitkin county voted Republican in 2020, 2016, 2012 and 2004, and Democratic in 2008 and 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55760 (Mcgregor, MN) is strongly conservative.
Mcgregor, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Aitkin County, Minnesota is strongly 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.
Mcgregor, Minnesota: d r d 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 55760 (Mcgregor)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 72 contributions totaling $1,433 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $20 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 15 contributions totaling $2,775 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $185 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)