Shakopee, Minnesota is a small city located in the Twin Cities metropolitan area. While the city is relatively small, it has a vibrant political landscape that is shaped by the various local officials governing it. These officials come from a mix of different political parties, including Democrats and Republicans. The mayor of Shakopee is Brad Tabke and he is part of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (DFL). The council members also represent both parties. In addition to these officials, there are also many local organizations and interest groups that are actively involved in shaping the politics of Shakopee. From education advocacy groups to environmental activists, residents have many opportunities to get involved in the local political process. With its diverse population and active involvement from citizens, politics in Shakopee are certainly an interesting topic to follow.
The political climate in Shakopee, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, MN is leaning conservative. In Scott County, MN 45.5% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 52.1% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Scott county remained moderately Republican, 52.1% to 45.5%.
Scott county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shakopee, MN is somewhat conservative.
Scott County, Minnesota is leaning conservative.
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.
Shakopee, Minnesota: R R R R R r
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 Shakopee, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 1,997 contributions totaling $97,053 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $49 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 414 contributions totaling $110,317 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $266 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)