Excelsior, Minnesota is a small town located in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area. The city has a long history of involvement in local politics and is home to numerous civic organizations and committees. Excelsior’s residents are active members of the community, and their participation enhances the town's quality of life. There are several politicians who serve in various local offices including state legislature, county elected positions, and school boards. Additionally, many dedicated volunteers work with nonprofit organizations to help improve education, housing, transportation, community safety and other services for Excelsior citizens. Local politicians take an active role in advocating for their constituents by working with legislators in St. Paul and Washington DC on issues that affect the town. Excelsior residents have also been known to get involved in larger national debates such as environmental protection, healthcare reform, immigration policy and more. By taking part in active dialogue around important issues facing the nation today, they ensure that their voices are heard on matters that impact their lives every day.
The political climate in Excelsior, 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
Excelsior, 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.
Excelsior, 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 Excelsior, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,561 contributions totaling $592,430 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $380 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,028 contributions totaling $726,169 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $706 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)