The 55109 Maplewood, MN area is a vibrant, diverse community that is heavily involved in politics. Local residents are passionate about their political opinions and take part in local elections. The city of Maplewood and its surrounding areas have an active political scene, with many residents actively participating in rallies, forums, and other events to make their voices heard. There are currently several local political candidates vying for office in the 55109 zip code area including Vicki Thomas for City Council Member At-Large, Roberta Glazier for Ward 1 Alderman, and Cindy Andruszkiewicz for Park Board Commissioner. These candidates bring a variety of backgrounds and experiences to the table and all are committed to providing the best representation possible to the residents of Maplewood.
The political climate in Zip 55109 (Maplewood, MN) is strongly liberal.
Ramsey County, MN is very liberal. In Ramsey County, MN 71.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 26.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.4% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Ramsey county remained overwhelmingly Democratic, 71.5% to 26.1%.
Ramsey county voted Democratic in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Zip 55109 (Maplewood, MN) is strongly liberal.
Maplewood, Minnesota is strongly liberal.
Ramsey 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.
Maplewood, 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 55109 (Maplewood)
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,009 contributions totaling $74,194 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $74 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 248 contributions totaling $23,722 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $96 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)