Minnetonka Beach, MN is a picturesque lakeside community in the Twin Cities metro area. It has a small-town atmosphere and a strong sense of local pride that is supported by its active and involved citizens. The city government works hard to ensure that the current and future needs of its residents are met, from infrastructure improvements to protecting the environment. Political issues such as taxes, budgeting, zoning, and development are important topics for residents which are discussed at city council meetings and other public forums. Residents also have a voice when it comes to electing local officials such as city council members, mayors, and school board representatives who help shape their community’s future. By participating in local political activities like attending town hall meetings and voting in elections, Minnetonka Beach’s citizens can ensure that their voices are heard on policy decisions that affect them.
The political climate in Minnetonka Beach, MN is somewhat 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
Minnetonka Beach, MN is somewhat 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.
Minnetonka Beach, 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 Minnetonka Beach, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,564 contributions totaling $2,096,484 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $588 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 1,835 contributions totaling $2,504,776 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,365 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)