My father in law lives in Itasca County, way up north. On our several trips there I have driven the length of both WI and MN. I understand The Cities, MN, and Madison and Milwaukee in WI are liberal enclaves. But the interior of both states we see a lot of Republican bumper sticker and the like. (The Native American communities notwithstanding)..
FWIW - I live in Portland, Oregon and put my Romney Ryan sticker on my car - hope I don’t get keyed. Nevertheless I see VERY few zero stickers this time and last election his supporters were extremely aggressive. Not that I have any hope of Portland not taking Oregon blue....
Just like any other State the big cities are completely infested with liberals while the rest of the State is red. I live about 25 miles south-west of Minneapolis in a county that has elected 1 democrat (DFL is what they call themselves here) mayor of 1 city in the last 30 years.
Itasca County is beautiful country and your FIL has picked a great place to live! I will be up just North of there the first week of November to harass some deer and hopefully get some meat for the freezer.
About a 4 hour drive for 3 days then back home to serve as an election judge for a day then right back up to finish up the season. I figure it will cost me about $175 in gas to come home and serve for the election, but its well worth it!