Robbinsdale, MN is a small city located in Hennepin County. As such, it is subject to the same state and federal politics as any other city in Minnesota. On a local level, Robbinsdale residents elect city council members who represent their interests in the governing of the city. The current mayor of Robbinsdale is Regan Murphy, who was first elected in 2018 after serving two years on the City Council. The Mayor and City Council work together to make decisions that affect everyone living within the city limits, such as taxes, public safety initiatives, and infrastructure projects. Additionally, Robbinsdale has a vibrant community of residents actively engaged in local politics. Local issues such as education, environmental protections, and affordable housing are often discussed at town hall meetings and other public forums.
The political climate in Robbinsdale, MN is moderately liberal.
Hennepin County, MN is very liberal. In Hennepin County, MN 70.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 27.2% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Hennepin county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 70.5% to 27.2%.
Hennepin county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Robbinsdale, MN is moderately liberal.
Hennepin County, Minnesota is very liberal.
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington Metro Area is moderately 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.
Robbinsdale, 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 if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. 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 Robbinsdale, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 4,062 contributions totaling $516,255 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $127 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 489 contributions totaling $174,013 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $356 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)