Greenfield, MN is a small town located in the southern part of Minnesota. It has a strong sense of community where everyone looks out for each other and works together to make the town thrive. Politics in Greenfield are important to the citizens as they strive to maintain the small-town atmosphere while also keeping up with the changing times. The city council meets regularly to discuss and vote on local initiatives that aim to improve life for all citizens. Issues discussed range from land use development, economic development projects, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. There are also various civic organizations dedicated to providing resources and education for citizens on political issues that affect them. The people of Greenfield take great pride in their town and want it to move forward in a way that benefits everyone involved.
The political climate in Greenfield, 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
Greenfield, 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.
Greenfield, 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 Greenfield, MN
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 82 contributions totaling $7,942 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $97 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 106 contributions totaling $162,481 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $1,533 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)