Politics in 55733 Esko, MN are focused on local issues that affect residents and businesses in the area. The City Council is responsible for setting policy and making decisions to benefit the city. The mayor presides over the council meetings and works with the other officials to ensure that laws are followed. Representatives from 55733 Esko, MN also serve in the state legislature and have a say in how laws are crafted at that level. Additionally, citizens can get involved by voting in local elections and attending public meetings to make their voices heard on important matters. Overall, the politics of 55733 Esko, MN are focused on ensuring that residents have access to services they need while keeping taxes low so businesses can thrive.
The political climate in Zip 55733 (Esko, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, MN is leaning liberal. In Carlton County, MN 49.6% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 48.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Carlton county remained narrowly Democratic, 49.6% to 48.1%.
Carlton county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55733 (Esko, MN) is somewhat conservative.
Esko, Minnesota is somewhat conservative.
Carlton County, Minnesota is leaning 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.
Esko, 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 55733 (Esko)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 47 contributions totaling $1,726 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $37 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 42 contributions totaling $4,034 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)