Richfield, MN is a city located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. It has a diverse population with many different cultures and backgrounds. The city is run by an elected mayor and a seven-member City Council who are responsible for making laws and setting the budget for the city. Richfield's politics are focused on creating a safe and prosperous community for all its citizens. The city is committed to providing quality services, such as public safety, infrastructure, and economic development, while maintaining fiscal responsibility. Local political candidates strive to represent their constituents’ needs by advocating for issues that benefit everyone in Richfield. The city strives to be a leader in developing innovative solutions to address community challenges and improve the lives of its residents.
The political climate in Richfield, 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
Richfield, 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.
Richfield, 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 Richfield, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,515 contributions totaling $81,344 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $54 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 298 contributions totaling $23,707 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $80 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)