The politics in Anoka, MN are vibrant and diverse. The city is represented by two members of the Minnesota House of Representatives – Brad Gerten and Jerry Hertaus, who both serve on the Government Operations and Elections committees. Additionally, the city is served by two members of the Minnesota Senate – Paul Anderson and Roger Chamberlain. All four representatives are dedicated to fostering a positive and effective political environment for their constituents. They are working to ensure that Anoka remains a safe, healthy, and prosperous community in which to live, work, and raise a family. In addition to its elected officials, Anoka has active local political organizations such as the Anoka County Republican Party, the Anoka County Democratic Party, Organizing For America-Anoka Chapter, and many more that help shape local policy decisions for all citizens.
The political climate in Anoka, MN is leaning liberal.
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative. In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Anoka, MN is leaning liberal.
Anoka County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
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.
Anoka, 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 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 Anoka, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,109 contributions totaling $570,887 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $184 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 831 contributions totaling $162,324 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $195 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)