Edina, Minnesota is a vibrant city located just outside of Minneapolis. It is home to many diverse communities and has a long history of political engagement. Edina has an active City Council that meets regularly to discuss and make decisions on the city's most pressing issues. Local politics in Edina are often highly contested, with residents having strong opinions on every issue from taxation to public infrastructure. There are several candidates running for office each election cycle, offering their different perspectives on how to best serve the community. These candidates come from all backgrounds and represent a variety of views when it comes to addressing the needs of Edina citizens. No matter who you decide to vote for, your voice will be heard in Edina's local politics!
The political climate in Edina, 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
Edina, 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.
Edina, 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 Edina, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 26,195 contributions totaling $5,890,435 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $225 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 4,225 contributions totaling $3,250,215 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $769 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)