Bloomington, Minnesota is a city located in Hennepin County. It is an attractive residential and business destination due to its convenient location near downtown Minneapolis. The city boasts a vibrant economy with diverse industries from hospitality to health care, as well as many recreational opportunities for residents and visitors alike. With over 84,000 people living in the area, Bloomington is governed by a mayor-council form of government. This council includes six members elected at large and the mayor who are all responsible for setting policy and leading the city. In addition to this local government body, Bloomington also sends representatives to higher levels of government at both the state and federal level so that their constituents’ needs can be addressed on those levels. All residents have the chance to get involved and shape the future of their community by voting in various elections throughout each year or running for office themselves.
The political climate in Bloomington, 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
Bloomington, 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.
Bloomington, 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 Bloomington, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 8,657 contributions totaling $1,145,125 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $132 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 2,618 contributions totaling $1,307,753 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $500 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)