St. Stephen, MN is a small, rural community located in 56375 that takes pride in its strong sense of civic engagement and commitment to local politics. The citizens of St. Stephen are passionate about their community and take an active role in electing the officials that represent them at the state and county level. Every two years, locals come together to determine who will be on the ballot for mayor, council members, county commissioners, school board members, and other elected positions for which they have responsibility. Voters also take part in various initiatives that help shape the future of St. Stephen such as deciding on tax levies or passing ordinances that affect day-to-day life. As a result of these efforts, St. Stephen has become a thriving community with excellent schools, beautiful parks and trails, strong businesses, and a vibrant cultural atmosphere.
The political climate in Zip 56375 (St. Stephen, MN) is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, MN is moderately conservative. In Stearns County, MN 37.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 60.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Stearns county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 60.1% to 37.6%.
Stearns county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 56375 (St. Stephen, MN) is strongly conservative.
St. Stephen, Minnesota is strongly conservative.
Stearns County, Minnesota is moderately conservative.
St. Cloud Metro Area is strongly 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.
St. Stephen, 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 56375 (St. Stephen)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1 contributions totaling $120 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $120 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)