Coon Rapids, MN is an ever-growing city located just north of Minneapolis. It has a diverse population and thriving economy that continues to attract new citizens each year. Politics in Coon Rapids are managed by the city council, which consists of seven elected officials who represent the interests of all residents in the area. The city council is responsible for creating policies and making decisions on various issues that affect the local community. These issues range from zoning laws and land use regulations to safety initiatives and public services. Local elections for mayor and city council positions take place every two years, giving residents a chance to choose their representatives and voice their opinions on important matters. Additionally, Coon Rapids is part of both the Anoka County Board of Commissioners and the Minnesota House of Representatives, both of which are essential to the political process in this growing city.
The political climate in Coon Rapids, MN is leaning conservative.
Anoka County, MN is leaning conservative. In Anoka County, MN 47.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 49.7% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.5% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Anoka county remained narrowly Republican, 49.7% to 47.8%.
Anoka county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Coon Rapids, MN is leaning conservative.
Anoka 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.
Coon Rapids, 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 Coon Rapids, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 3,682 contributions totaling $322,707 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $88 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 826 contributions totaling $158,751 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $192 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)